Cassandra Architect

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Cassandra Architect

Location: Irving, TX onsite

Duration: 6 Months+

This position is for a Cassandra Architect that will be responsible for managing Enterprise wide DataStax and Open-Source Cassandra Database environments.

The Responsibilities Would Include-
• Supporting multiple suites of applications ranging from Billing, Rating, Provisioning, Profile management, etc for B2C & B2B customers .
• Managing SDLC life cycle for multiple applications.
• Being responsible for Production / Development engagement, emerging technology development, security Management.
• Being responsible for Capacity / Performance planning / Availability Management, change Management and Cloud Migration.

You will need to have
• Bachelor s degree or four or more years of work experience .
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Experience with the entire product life cycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.
• Experience in Linux Scripting, SQL, CQL, etc.
• Experience managing highly-available, large, multi-datacenter Cassandra clusters in production.
• Knowledge of Cassandra data modeling patterns.
• Experience in Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure .
• Experience with working with cross functional teams
• Experience creating ad-hoc reports utilizing various data sources.
• 24*7 on-call operations for mission critical application.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:
• Experience with developing standardized AMI images and Cloud formation automation scripts for building non-prod and prod environments on AWS
• Experience scripting administrative tasks using python or shell scripts. (If you ve written larger scripts or apps with python, even better.)
• Experience with configuration management and source control systems (Ansible, Git).
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating system management & fundamentals.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Team player in a global team setup i.e. multi-location/on-site/off-shore/time-zones, and be able to work independently with little supervision.
• Certifications in Cassandra and/or AWS
• Experience with performance tuning of Cassandra clusters to support high read/write throughput while minimizing latency.
• Experience with Analysis of database access patterns to isolate hotspots, data model problems, and other bottlenecks.
• Experience with planning, testing, and executing standard cluster maintenance activities & Cassandra version upgrades.
• Experience with performing proactive capacity planning and forecasting based on database usage patterns and new business initiatives.
• Experience with establishing standards and best practices for operating a high-performance, distributed NoSQL computing environment.
• Experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting production issues as needed.
• Experience with visualization/analytical tools like Tableau, Qlikview etc.
• Communication, coordination and planning with Engineering, SRE and development teams.

Uday Raj

Manager at Onwardpath

2701 Larsen Rd #BA142, Green Bay, WI 54303

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