Datavail

Senior NoSQL Technical Specialist

Datavail • $120K — $150K *
Boulder, CO 80302In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience with multi-model NoSQL databases including MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j, and others.
  • Deep understanding of NoSQL internals and data management systems.
  • Proven track record with cloud-native architectures and database modernization across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible and Terraform.
  • Professional certification as a Developer, Architect, or DevOps Engineer is a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of DevOps principles and practices, particularly CI/CD.
  • Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex database issues.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver distributed NoSQL solutions leveraging various databases and architectures.
  • Collaborate with development teams to establish database best practices and optimal designs.
  • Design and implement strategies for data partitioning, sharding, and global distribution.
  • Support event-driven and streaming integrations for data flows.
  • Maintain high-performance database systems with a focus on reliability.
  • Gather requirements from business teams to develop tailored database solutions.
  • Perform monitoring and proactive capacity planning for NoSQL databases.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge NoSQL and cloud technologies.
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Focus on scalability and resilience in database architectures.
  • Potential for professional growth and learning in cloud solutions.
  • Participation in strategic projects impacting major database solutions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

  • Experience with multi-model NoSQL databases, MongoDB, DocumentDB, CosmosDB Wide-column (Cassandra) Graph (Neo4j, Neptune)
  • Time-series (InfluxDB, ScyllaDB, Timestream), Key-Value (Redis,Valkey, DynamoDB), Search (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), AI and Vector Database support etc.
  • In-depth understanding of NoSQL Internals
  • Proven experience in distributed data management systems, cloud-native architectures including database modernization with AWS, Azure and GCP
  • Knowledge of configuration management systems (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet)
  • Knowledge and experience with Percona platforms, PMB and Percona Toolkit
  • We are looking for a sharp, disciplined, highly proficient and self-motivated database specialist with expertise in multiple NoSQL technologies including Design/Administration and passion for building cloud solutions with Amazon Web Services, Azure, and/or GCP
  • Self-oriented professionals with a high sense of ownership and accountability who can design scalable, resilient, and flexible architectures to accelerate the adoption of new services
  • Analyze, design, and build cloud-based solutions to address our clients' needs for IaaS, PaaS, and DBaaS solutions
  • Help the development of engaging, modern data solutions, strategies, migrations, and applications

Responsibilities:
  • Delivery of distributed NoSQL solutions, including multi-model architectures combining document, graph, and time-series capabilities
  • Partner with our development team on database best practices and database design
  • Partner with engineering teams to provide optimal data designs, query construction
  • Design and Implement Data partitioning, sharding, and global distribution strategies
  • Support Event-driven and streaming integrations
  • Responsible for database configuration, implementation, and maintenance of database systems to ensure high performance with excellent reliability
  • Partner with business teams in gathering business requirements and developing database solutions
  • Design, Develop and implement large relational database systems and provide architecture guidance
  • Gather technical requirements, assess client capabilities, and analyze findings to provide appropriate data solution recommendations and adoption strategy
  • Define cloud, on-prem, and hybrid data architectures, including crafting multi-phased implementation roadmaps for High Availability, Scalability and Disaster Recovery solutions
  • Strong knowledge of Cloud native solutions and expertise in AWS, Azure and/or GCP cloud solutions, reference architectures in related technologies
  • Design strategies for database systems as well as set standards for operations, programming, and security
  • Perform Security assessment for potential risk gaps
  • Provide Technical leadership, work with the implementation team and operational support team as the subject matter expert to provide directions
  • Automate the ingestion, delivery, processing, quality of structured and unstructured data models
  • You will be responsible for monitoring day to day NoSQL database systems in terms of operations and management
  • Perform database capacity planning and maintenance, monitoring and performance tuning
  • Diagnose any database issues and employ measures to prevent recurrence
  • Work with engineering and operations team in building tooling to drive scalability, reliability, and performance
  • Research and develop new technologies and approaches for building highly available data persistence systems
  • Continuously improve the reliability and performance of existing open-source database platforms in hybrid data solutions
  • Adopt self-service tools to make it easier to use data store services to help the technical development team (or developer) succeed
  • Provide appropriate support to users of database systems and database code deployments
  • Provide database consulting to collaborating engineering teams (verifying database changes, database architecture solution, benchmark testing, collaborating on proof of concept, performance tuning, troubleshooting, etc.)
  • Troubleshoot database issues in production and investigate external services or other levels of the architecture to analyze root causes
  • Strategize on building proactive monitoring and alerting to pre-empt outages
  • Participate in the OnCall rotations
  • Skills/Abilities and Knowledge:
  • Experience with multi-model NoSQL databases, like Document, Wide-column, Graph, Time-series, Search (Elasticsearch/OpenSearch), etc.
  • In-depth understanding of NoSQL Internals and data management systems structure principles
  • Knowledge building and maintaining largescale mission-critical production database systems
  • Proven experience in cloud-native architectures and database modernization
  • Knowledge analyzing issues from the application tier to database
  • Experience working directly with cross-functional teams, resolving data or/and database related issues
  • Knowledge of configuration management systems (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet)
  • Knowledge and experience with Percona platforms, PMB and Percona Toolkit
  • Systems engineering experience, including Linux performance, memory management, I/O tuning, configuration, security, networking and troubleshooting
  • Expert level knowledge and experience with Cloud database technologies
  • Expert level knowledge and experience in performance monitoring and cost optimization methods
  • Experience in tuning database server configurations, queries, and indexing strategies
  • Expert level knowledge and experience with Virtualization, Networking, and Linux
  • Experience with strategic architecture and roadmap development
  • Professional Level Certified Specialist or Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer (or equivalent)
  • Strong knowledge of DevOps technologies and experience with CI/CD practices
  • Strong leadership, communication, persuasion, and teamwork skills
  • Experience with management of distributed databases in multi-cloud environment is a strong plus
  • Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify issues before they become problems
  • Possess working knowledge of agile development methodologies including DevOps concepts
  • Proficient in a relevant programming language for cloud platforms (e.g. Python, Shell, Go, Javascript, etc)
  • Preferably a degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related fields
  • Deep understanding of NoSQL engines internals would be good
  • Proficiency with Linux system administration
  • Extensive experience with installation, management, upgrades, backup and restore of large key/value, OLTP/OLAP database system
  • Experience benchmarking, clustering, and tuning the databases for performance, reliability and scalability


About Datavail

Datavail is a leading provider of data integration and database administration services in North America, offering 24×7 managed database services, database design, architecture, and staffing. The company specializes in Oracle, Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, DB2 and SharePoint, and provides flexible onsite/offsite, onshore/offshore service delivery options to meet each customer’s unique business needs. Founded in 2008, Datavail is based in Broomfield, Colorado and supports enterprise clients located worldwide. In 2019, Datavail acquired Art of BI, an Oracle analytics consulting firm, to expand its business intelligence and analytics capabilities.
Learn more about Datavail
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
2007
* Ladders Estimates

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