Job Type: Contract
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Irving, TX – 100% Onsite from Day 1
Experience: 5–8 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Database Developer / Apache Druid Developer with strong expertise in database development, Apache Druid administration, and performance optimization. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing Druid clusters in large-scale analytics environments and a strong background in the Telecom domain, preferably with experience supporting Verizon-related environments.
The role will be responsible for administration, maintenance, performance tuning, capacity management, high availability, scalability, data integrity, and query optimization of Apache Druid environments.
Primary Skills
- Apache Druid
- Apache Druid Administration,
- Druid Database Development,
- PL/SQL,
- MySQL,
- Database Development,
- Database Administration
- Performance Tuning
- Query Optimization
- Cluster Management
- Data Analytics Platforms
Secondary Skills
- Druid Cluster Administration,
- Capacity Management,
- High Availability,
- Scalability,
- Data Integrity
- Data Modeling
- SQL
- Database Performance Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Large-Scale Analytics
- Production Support
- Telecom Domain
- Verizon Environment Experience
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain Apache Druid clusters supporting large-scale analytics platforms.
- Monitor Druid cluster health, availability, capacity, and overall performance.
- Perform database and query performance tuning to optimize analytical workloads.
- Configure and manage Druid clusters for high availability and scalability.
- Monitor resource utilization and perform capacity planning based on current and projected workloads.
- Troubleshoot Druid-related performance, availability, ingestion, and query issues.
- Ensure data integrity, consistency, and availability across Druid environments.
- Manage Druid ingestion processes and troubleshoot data ingestion issues.
- Analyze query performance and implement optimization strategies.
- Perform routine maintenance, configuration changes, upgrades, and operational activities.
- Collaborate with development, data engineering, infrastructure, and analytics teams to resolve database and platform issues.
- Support production environments and participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and database support runbooks.
- Follow enterprise security, availability, and database administration standards.
- Support large-scale analytics workloads within a Telecom environment.
Required Qualifications
- 5–8 years of experience in database development, database administration, or related technologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Druid.
- Experience administering, maintaining, and tuning Druid clusters.
- Strong knowledge of database performance tuning and query optimization.
- Experience with PL/SQL and MySQL.
- Experience working with large-scale analytics and distributed data platforms.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with database capacity management, high availability, and scalability.
- Telecom domain experience is required.
- Experience supporting Verizon environments is highly preferred/required.
- Ability to work 100% onsite in Irving, TX from Day 1.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by applicable law. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may request assistance.
Employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of job-related pre-employment screening, which may include background and reference checks and, where permitted by applicable law and applicable to the position, drug testing. All such screening will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
