Job#: 3025329 Job Description: Application Programmer III
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months
Role Overview
This position involves end-to-end platform administration and support tasks across a shared Starburst platform. The role focuses on the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the Starburst environment, ensuring its stability and performance. The candidate will serve as a high-level escalation point for issue resolution and contribute to the establishment of best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform installation and configuration of Starburst software.
- Coordinate, plan, and execute activities related to platform maintenance, disaster recovery, and software release management.
- Act as a Level 3+ escalation point for platform issue resolution, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Configure and tune production and lower-level environments.
- Conduct capacity and stability monitoring, and assist with platform metrics collection and reporting.
- Contribute to the definition, review, documentation, and communication of standards and best practices.
Required Qualifications
Technical Skills:- Hands-on experience with Starburst software installation and configuration.
- Working knowledge of Openshift and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency with Trino and SQL query tuning.
- Proven troubleshooting and issue resolution skills.
- Familiarity with Starburst software best practices and security models.
- Experience with connectivity configuration for Starburst.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Hadoop.
- Knowledge of JDBC connectivity setup.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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