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Job Title: Senior Azure Cosmos DB DBA Experience: 11+ Years Job Type: Contract Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Senior Azure Cosmos DB Database Administrator (DBA) with 11+ years of experience in database administration, performance optimization, database architecture, and production support. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, including database design, performance tuning, security, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery. The candidate will be responsible for managing and optimizing mission-critical database environments, ensuring data availability, scalability, security, and reliability across enterprise applications. Key Responsibilities • Design, configure, administer, and maintain Azure Cosmos DB databases and collections/containers. • Monitor database performance, availability, throughput, and resource utilization. • Optimize database performance by analyzing queries, indexing policies, partition keys, and request unit (RU) consumption. • Configure and manage provisioned throughput, autoscale, and serverless capacity where appropriate. • Implement data modeling strategies and partitioning approaches to support high-volume applications. • Configure and manage multi-region replication, consistency levels, and high-availability solutions. • Implement backup, restore, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies. • Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, including high latency, throttling (HTTP 429), query inefficiencies, and connectivity problems. • Manage database security, role-based access control (RBAC), identity integration, and network access restrictions. • Support database migrations, data replication, and integration with enterprise applications. • Establish database monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and operational best practices. • Collaborate with application developers, cloud architects, DevOps teams, and infrastructure teams. • Develop automation scripts for database administration, monitoring, and routine maintenance. • Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and compliance standards. • Participate in incident management, root-cause analysis, and production support activities. Required Qualifications • 11+ years of overall experience in database administration, database engineering, or database architecture. • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB. • In-depth understanding of Cosmos DB architecture, databases, containers, partition keys, and indexing policies. • Experience with SQL queries, query optimization, and data modeling in Cosmos DB. • Strong knowledge of Request Units (RUs), throughput management, and performance optimization. • Experience with consistency levels, replication, and distributed database concepts. • Hands-on experience with monitoring, troubleshooting, and production database support. • Knowledge of database security, access control, and data protection practices. • Experience with backup, restore, disaster recovery, and high-availability configurations. • Experience with Azure Portal, Azure Monitor, and Azure-based database management tools. • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Preferred Qualifications • Microsoft Azure certifications related to data engineering, database administration, or cloud architecture. • Experience with Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, and Azure Monitor. • Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Git, and CI/CD pipelines. • Experience with PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, or infrastructure automation. • Knowledge of Cosmos DB APIs, including NoSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, or Gremlin APIs, depending on the project requirements. • Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-volume transactional applications. • Familiarity with database migration tools and data integration frameworks. • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Technical Skills • Database: Azure Cosmos DB, NoSQL databases • Azure Services: Azure Portal, Azure Monitor, Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory • Database Concepts: Data modeling, partitioning, indexing, consistency levels, replication • Performance: RU optimization, query tuning, throughput management, latency troubleshooting • Security: Azure RBAC, managed identities, network security • Automation: PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI • DevOps: Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD • Operations: Monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery, disaster recovery, production support Expected Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a senior database professional with extensive experience managing enterprise database environments and strong practical expertise in Azure Cosmos DB. The candidate should be capable of independently handling database performance issues, distributed data architecture, production incidents, capacity planning, and database reliability. Note: This JD assumes the client requires Azure Cosmos DB expertise. Confirm the specific Cosmos DB API (such as NoSQL or MongoDB), work location, and any mandatory Azure certifications before publishing.

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Job Title: Senior Azure Cosmos DB DBA
Experience: 11+ Years
Job Type: Contract
The candidate will be responsible for managing and optimizing mission-critical database environments, ensuring data availability, scalability, security, and reliability across enterprise applications.
Design, configure, administer, and maintain Azure Cosmos DB databases and collections/containers.
Monitor database performance, availability, throughput, and resource utilization.
Optimize database performance by analyzing queries, indexing policies, partition keys, and request unit (RU) consumption.
Configure and manage provisioned throughput, autoscale, and serverless capacity where appropriate.
Implement data modeling strategies and partitioning approaches to support high-volume applications.
Configure and manage multi-region replication, consistency levels, and high-availability solutions.
Implement backup, restore, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
Monitor and troubleshoot database issues, including high latency, throttling (HTTP 429), query inefficiencies, and connectivity problems.

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Microsoft Azure certifications related to data engineering, database administration, or cloud architecture.
Experience with Azure services such as Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, and Azure Monitor.
Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, or infrastructure automation.
Knowledge of Cosmos DB APIs, including NoSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, or Gremlin APIs, depending on the project requirements.
Experience with large-scale distributed systems and high-volume transactional applications.
Familiarity with database migration tools and data integration frameworks.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Technical Skills
Database: Azure Cosmos DB, NoSQL databases
Azure Services: Azure Portal, Azure Monitor, Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory
Database Concepts: Data modeling, partitioning, indexing, consistency levels, replication

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