DRUID DBA – Senior Apache Druid Database Administrator

Database Administrator - DRUID DBA

Location: Irving, TX – 100% Onsite from Day 1

Duration: 6 Months

Experience: 15+ Years Overall

Apache Druid DBA: 4+ Years

Job Description

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Apache Druid DBA with strong hands-on expertise in database administration, configuration, performance tuning, data migration, and cluster management.

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience managing and optimizing production-grade Apache Druid clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, data integrity, and optimal query performance.

This is a DBA role, NOT a Developer role. Candidates must have strong expertise in Apache Druid database administration, configuration, data migration, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities

·        Administer, configure, maintain, and optimize Apache Druid clusters.

·        Perform cluster configuration, deployment, migration, and troubleshooting.

·        Manage database performance tuning, capacity planning, and query optimization.

·        Handle data migration, ingestion, and cluster scaling activities.

·        Ensure high availability, scalability, and data integrity.

·        Manage Druid cluster components, including Coordinator, Overlord, Broker, Router, Historical, and MiddleManager/Indexer.

·        Monitor cluster performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis.

·        Manage database metadata stores such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.

·        Support streaming and batch data ingestion pipelines.

·        Perform cluster upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.

·        Work with infrastructure and analytics teams to ensure seamless platform operations.

Mandatory Skills & Requirements

·        15+ years of overall IT experience.

·        4+ years of dedicated hands-on Apache Druid DBA experience.

·        Strong expertise in Apache Druid database administration.

·        Experience with Druid cluster configuration, management, and troubleshooting.

·        Experience in data migration and database maintenance.

·        Strong knowledge of performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning.

·        Experience with SQL, PL/SQL, and MySQL.

·        Experience with distributed databases and large-scale data platforms.

·        Strong understanding of database availability, scalability, and reliability.

Preferred Skills

·        Apache Kafka and real-time data ingestion.

·        AWS S3, HDFS, or Azure storage.

·        Linux, Bash scripting, and JVM tuning.

·        Prometheus, Grafana, and monitoring tools.

·        Apache Spark, Flink, or other distributed data technologies.

·        Experience with telecommunications data such as CDR, IPDR, and network telemetry (good to have, not mandatory).

Regards,

Shams Tabrez