Monday 2 June 2014

ArimaaForce-Cassandra Database Administrator-Remote-6+Months contract to hire

Position:  Cassandra Database Administrator
Location: Remote
Duration: 6+ months (we prefer contract to hire)

is seeking a Cassandra Database Administrator for a 6+ month contract to hire that can work remotely with occasional visits to client site in Boston, MA.

Responsibilities for talented and motivated Cassandra Database Administrator:
  • You will work closely with development teams to design, implement and support our customer’s data storage and reporting systems.
  • The Cassandra Database Administrator (DBA) will have passion for Big Data and databases, and bring relational and non-relational (NoSQL) expertise to help us build top shelf products and services.
  • As a Cassandra Database Admin (DBA), and key member of the team, you will get the opportunity to mentor colleagues and development staff, and work in-depth with cutting-edge technologies 
Technology Skills/ Requirements:

  • Minimum 3 years working with Cassandra and Big Data databases
  • Expertise in Cassandra administration in a production environment
  • In depth knowledge of architecting and creating Cassandra database systems.
  • Knowledge of Cassandra systems including but not limited to: backup and recovery, security and maintenance and tuning on both server and database
  • Must have hands-on NoSQL experience from evaluation of new frameworks to deployment, maintenance, and performance tuning of clusters with at least 2 digit size
  • Proficient with Hadoop, Elastic Search and Redis is a big plus
  • Solid understanding of NoSQL landscape, available frameworks and CAP theorem
  • Strong knowledge of how NoSQL technologies interact and complement each other but also their limits
  • Deep understanding of internals of NoSQL frameworks and the ability to build any NoSQL open source framework from source
  • Solid understanding of migration protocols between relational and Cassandra databases.
  • Sound knowledge of implemented application systems
  • Experience in code migration, database change management and data management through the various stages of the development life cycle
ArimaaForce LLC
USA & India
resumes@arimaaforcellc.com