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# Couchbase DBA

- **Company:** Hire IT People
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Databases, Data Control, Software Engineering, System Availability
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://ats.hireitpeople.com/candidate/apply/39932-couchbase-dba

## About the Role

* 7+ years DBA expertise (2+ years hands on experience specific to Couchbase)
 * Expertise as a development and application DBA
 * 1+ year experience working within AWS or Azure
 * Proficient in writing SQL, N1QL and performance optimization
 * Expertise with Sync Gateway
 * 1+ years experience designing, developing, tuning, optimizing, deploying and updating Couchbase dataset in a highly available production environment
 * Prior experience expanding Couchbase functionality in an enterprise environment
 * Expertise in writing code in Shell or Bash at minimum (Python preferred)
 * Prior expertise working in a Linux environment
 * Deep Technical knowledge of DBMS products and ecosystem; e.g. storage formats, access algorithms, data management processes, administration, data maintenance, replication, high availability, encryption, etc.
 * Ability to monitor and tune databases and DBMS to reach high performance; e.g. use data monitoring and analysis tools, tune configuration parameters, alter physical designs, benchmark, etc.

Plusses:

 * Prior SW development programming expertise (Java is preferred)
 * Expertise in multiple NosSQL databases
 * Knowledge of eventing functions



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