Overview
Remote
$50 - $60
Full Time
Skills
Cassandra
Job Details
Job Title: Cassandra Database Administrator / Engineer
Work location San Francisco (Remote)
Duration: Long Term
Role Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Cassandra DBA/Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our distributed Cassandra database systems. You will be responsible for ensuring high availability, performance tuning, and efficient data modeling for large-scale applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, install, configure, and maintain Cassandra clusters.
- Monitor database health and performance using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or DataStax OpsCenter.
- Implement backup, recovery, and failover strategies.
- Optimize read/write performance and fine-tune Cassandra configuration settings.
- Collaborate with application teams to design scalable data models.
- Automate database maintenance using scripting (Python, Bash).
- Ensure data security, compliance, and integrity.
- Provide 24/7 support for production environments as needed.
Required Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Cassandra (3.x or 4.x).
- Proficient in CQL (Cassandra Query Language).
- Experience with Data Modeling in NoSQL environments.
- Familiarity with Linux-based systems and system administration.
- Experience in DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines related to DB management.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell).
- Experience with monitoring tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, etc.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure is a plus.
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