Production DBA? Astra Vector Database

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Job Description

PepsiCo is seeking a skilled Production Database Administrator (DBA) with expertise in Astra DB (Vector) to support their PEPVIGIL initiative as it transitions from proof-of-concept to production. This role is critical to ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability of our vector database infrastructure supporting GenAI and semantic search applications.

Key Responsibilities:
Database Administration:
Manage and maintain Astra DB Serverless (Vector) environments in production.
Monitor database health, performance, and availability using built-in tools and custom alerts.
Implement backup, restore, and cloning strategies for disaster recovery and operational continuity.
Data Operations:
Support ingestion and indexing of vector data for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) applications.
Optimize storage and query performance using Storage Attached Indexing and vector search capabilities.
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