Azure Cosmos DB DBA-5+ Years-Bangalore ,Noida, Pune, HYD

Position : Azure Cosmos DB DBA

Exp: 5+ Years

Client: One of our Prestigious client.

Mode: Full-Time / Permanent
Location: Bangalore, Noida, Pune, Hyderabadi
Notice Period: 0-15 Days (Only)

Shift: 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Main Keywords

Cosmos DB, Postgres DB, Azure, ,MongoDB (native)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Cosmos DB Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, optimize, and support enterprise-scale distributed databases. This role will be responsible for ensuring high availability, performance, security, and cost efficiency of Cosmos DB deployments across mission-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Database Administration & Operations

• Manage and support Azure Cosmos DB environments
• Monitor health, performance, and availability of Cosmos DB accounts, containers, and workloads
• Perform capacity planning, throughput (RU/s) management, and partition key otimization
• Ensure SLA adherence for availability, latency, and throughput

1. Performance & Cost Optimization

• Analyze query performance and optimize indexing policies, partition strategies, and data models
• Right-size RU/s provisioning and implement autoscale strategies to reduce costs
• Identify and remediate hot partitions and inefficient query patterns
• Implement caching strategies and optimize SDK usage where applicable

3 Reliability, Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Configure and manage multi-region replication and failover policies
• Validate backup and restore processes (continuous backup or periodic modes)
• Define and maintain DR runbooks aligned to RTO/RPO requirements
• Participate in DR tests and resilience validation exercises

1. Security & Compliance

• Implement and enforce RBAC, managed identities, and network security controls (Private Endpoints, VNet integration)
• Ensure encryption (at-rest and in-transit) and compliance with enterprise security standards
• Support audit and compliance requirements (SOX, SOC, etc.)

1. Automation & DevOps Integration

• Automate provisioning and management using Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible)
• Integrate Cosmos DB operations into CI/CD pipelines
• Develop scripts/runbooks for monitoring, alerting, and remediation

1. Monitoring & Observability

• Leverage Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for telemetry
• Build dashboards and alerts for proactive issue detection
• Partner with Observability platforms (e.g., Dynatrace) for full-stack visibility

1. Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with application teams on access patterns, and performance tuning
• Provide L3/L4 support for production incidents and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Contribute to architecture reviews and cloud migration initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

Core Database Expertise

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Cosmos DB
• Deep understanding of:

oPartitioning strategies

oIndexing and query optimization

oRU/s consumption and scaling models

• Experience with NoSQL data modelling and distributed systems
• Proficiency in:

oAzure Portal, CLI, PowerShell

oCosmos DB APIs (SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra)

Cloud & Platform Expertise

• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure
• Experience with:

oMulti-region architectures

oHigh availability and failover strategies

oNetworking (VNet, Private Endpoints, NSGs)

Nice to Have / Secondary Skills

Other NoSQL / Distributed Databases

• Hands-on experience with:

oMongoDB (native)

oDynamoDB or equivalent distributed stores

• Understanding of:

oCAP theorem, eventual consistency, and distributed design trade-offs