Cassandra DBA (W2 POSITION)

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Performance Appraisal
Leadership
Management
GitLab
Hardening
High Availability
Communication
Computer Science
Docker
English
Evaluation
Incident Management
Aerospace
Apache Cassandra
Change Management
Cloud Computing
Database
Kubernetes
Migration
Operating Systems
Performance Analysis
Project Delivery
Recovery
Release Management
SLA
Technical Analysis
Technical Support
Terraform

Job Details

Job Title:- Database Administrator with CASSANDRA

GREAT English communication skills

12-month contract with likely extensions:

Responsibilities:

  • Database performance analysis and operations review for production database platforms
  • Manage database operations activities including incident response, database alert resolution, and managing third party support engagement
  • Deploy and maintain database monitoring solutions.
  • Test and build database restore and recovery procedures
  • Database platform deployment, installation, patching, change management, and third-party software upgrades.
  • Responsible for database hardening procedure identification and deployment on public cloud, hosted, and on-premises platforms.
  • Responsible for providing database expertise and operations support to the technical support teams and project delivery teams.
  • Responsible for participating in database platform review, bench and tuning exercises, security evaluation, provide technical analysis and proactive recommendations for improvements and/or design changes for production platforms

Requirements:

  • HS diploma with 8+ experience in Cassandra administration (NOT architecture or design)
  • College degree in Computer Science preferred + 8-10 years experience
  • NOSQL Database: 8-10 years Cassandra administration
  • background with public cloud database deployment, management, and migration.
  • Expertise in database concepts, defining standards, processes, and procedures in database deployment methodologies
  • Expert in operations of high-profile production database platforms with high SLA and high-performance expectation
  • High level of experience in managing change on production database platform on hosted, on premise, and cloud database platforms
  • Expert in deploying high availability database architectures
  • Proactive, team player, and leadership qualities with strong technical background
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly skilled in Cassandra database administration
  • DataStax enterprise Cassandra administration a plus
  • Strong production operations and troubleshooting skills
  • Linux operating system background
  • Skilled in Public Cloud deployment methods/tools (Gitlab, Terraform, Datadog)
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Database performance evaluation and platform bench participation

If you are interested, I ll need the following information to start submittal process:
Are you currently working? Contract or Permanent? Why are you looking to leave?

How much notice do you need for interviews, Phone or Virtual? In person/Onsite?

What is your Rate requirement for this position?

Best contact number?

If an offer is extended, when are you available to start your next position?

A copy of your most recent resume, word document if possible.

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