Cassandra/ No - SQL DBA

We are looking for Cassandra/ No-SQL DBA for our client in Atlanta, GA

Job Title: Cassandra/ No-SQL DBA

Job Location: ??Atlanta, GA

Job Type: Contract ? 12 Months / Contract to Hire / Direct Hire

Job Description:

• Database administration position involving Configuration, Administration, Monitoring, Security Management, Performance Tuning, Replication, Backup/Restore and troubleshooting of Cassandra and other Open source / Big Datadatabases in a highly dynamic environment. 
• This position is part of a very dynamic Database Administration team with highly talented individuals. The team has well rounded skills on application, infrastructure and databasearchitectures. 
• The team has consistently provided the highest database uptime (?99.999%) for the business by process automation, standardization and proactive monitoring & remediation. 
• The successful candidate will be an effective contributor in the team by providing advanced technical and operational support/guidance in support of operational and project related activities. 
• The successful candidate will represent the database team as SME in interactions with project teams and other departments in support of business objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for recommending database solutions to recognized problems and for design and implementation of new Cassandra databases. 
• Responsible for installation and configuration of Cassandra databases in clusters and setup & maintain replication for active/active solutions between data centers.
• Responsible for configuring backup / restore utilities and developing disaster recovery policies and procedures. 
• Responsible for setting up effective monitoring for alerts and capacity analysis. Also, tuning the database environment to insure optimal performance and resource utilization.
• Responsible for creating, maintaining and updating documentation necessary to support the database operations by the DBA team. 
• Responsible for recommending optimal schema designs for better performance and scalability
• Responsible for enforcing Enterprise security policies and procedures on databases
• Write and maintain scripts in support of database maintenance to ensure consistent performance. Maintain solid working knowledge of functionality of existing platforms and future enhancements.
• Provide 24 x 7 on call support as part of a scheduled rotation with other team members.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting for applications and systems and advanced technical support for database related project activities
• Participate in design and code reviews. 
• Configure and tune databases and operating system software to ensure optimum performance and resource utilization.
• Function as the technical liaison between System Administrators and DBA teams. Provide mentoring to fellow administrators.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Required
• Minimum of 2+ years in supporting Cassandra databases in a multi-zone clustered environment
• Minimum of 5+ years working experience in Linux
• Minimum of 5+ years working in IT development and/or technical support
• Strong knowledge of how NoSQL technologies interact and complement
• Deep understanding of Cassandra architecture and internal framework
• Experience in tuning JVM
• Experience with MySQL is a plus
• Advanced knowledge of various troubleshooting tasks (ex. Latency Analysis, Thread state Analysis, etc.) 
• Knowledge of installation and configuration procedures.
• Knowledge of add/bootstrap nodes to clusters
• Knowledge of remove/replace nodes in clusters
• Knowledge of replication/partitioning/clustering between data centers
• Experience in Cassandra Data Modeling
• Working knowledge of hardware, including RAID, multi-processor architecture, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of shell scripting (i.e. command line applications, batch files, etc.)

Education:

• Minimum Required 
• Bachelor?s Degree. Computer Science/Technical equivalent experience