Cassandra DBA

Now100; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Now100 is seeking a skilled Cassandra DBA for a long-term position in Dallas, TX. This role requires extensive experience in designing and maintaining NoSQL database systems, particularly with Cassandra, and proficiency in cloud platforms like GCP.

The ideal candidate will handle essential database procedures and work closely with teams to optimize performance and implement monitoring solutions. This position involves significant responsibilities aiming for zero downtime and efficient database operations.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in NoSQL database systems like Cassandra.
• Experience designing and deploying scalable database clusters.
• Strong knowledge of Google Cloud Platform and similar technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performing distributed database systems.
• Implement monitoring solutions for database operations.
• Conduct performance analysis to pre-empt site issues.

Skills

Cassandra Database

Cloud Platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)

Scripting and Automation

Database Maintenance

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Cockroach DB

Job description

Now100 is committed to understanding our clients’ needs and providing solutions that not only meet but exceed their expectations. We match thoroughly vetted resources to contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent positions in all industries.

Job Description

We are looking for a Cassandra DBA for one of our clients here in Atlanta, GA or Dallas, TX. Please find the position details below and let me know your interest in this.

• Duration: 6+ Months
• No of positions: 2

Required 5-7+ years of working experience in Design, Build, Maintenance, and Administration of NoSQL distributed database systems like Datastax Cassandra and good experience on Legacy Databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, IBM DB2 UDB, Oracle DB, Graph DBs, etc.Needs to have experience in Google Cloud Platform or similar Cloud (AWS, Azure, etc.)

Qualifications

• Experience in Designing and deploying Highly Scalable Cassandra Database clusters on Cloud.
• Proficient in scripting languages and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef required Skills
• Cockroach DB (Distributed SQL Database).So distributed database systems deployment Support and ACID Databases Support knowledge required
• Strong Experience handling common database procedures, such as upgrades, backups, recovery, migration, maintenance, etc.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and deployment of large-scale web and database infrastructures that are highly available, performing, cost-effective, and sustainable.
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts in enhancing performance and providing increased functionality.
• Work with internal and external customers to develop new value-added programs and data solutions with the existing data structure.
• Strong knowledge of Cassandra schema, CQL query, Cassandra command-line utility, and DataStax ops center.
• Experience with GCP Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, and Google managed databases.(Cloud Spanner, Bigtable, CloudSQL, etc..) is big plus
• Defining and delivering robust monitoring solutions for database tiers that encompass both infrastructure and application-level perspectives.
• Extensive experience with designing and implementing database infrastructure and processes to support true 24x7x365 operations, by reaching the expectation of no downtime for database maintenance.
• Analyzing incidents, performance, metrics, and trends to proactively identify and resolve potential site issues before they develop.
• Proactively analyze performance to identify bottlenecks and handle incidents, bugs, and provide solutions with root cause analysis.
• Performance monitoring and query fine-tuning, Problem determination and troubleshooting, interacting with UNIX and Application group and playing a diverse role with a large team of DBREs.

Additional Information

About Now100:

Part of 100 Holdings Group, Now100 is Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Now100 offers the highest quality professionals and solutions to help clients with their complex technology needs. Now100 is committed to understanding our clients’ needs and providing solutions that not only meet but exceed their expectations.

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