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Datastax, Cassandra Architect

SonSoft, Phoenix, AZ, United States


Datastax, Cassandra Architect

Sonsoft, Inc. is a USA based corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Georgia. Sonsoft Inc. is growing at a steady pace specializing in the fields of Software Development, Software Consultancy and Information Technology Enabled Services.
Job Description

Will need to manage Datastax (Cassandra/Solr/Spark) and Kafka cluster in GBT. Candidate should have minimum 10 years of experience and at least 5+ years DBA experience with multi-terabyte Cassandra Infrastructure and supporting tools.
Below more descriptions about skills required:
Strong CQLSH skills
Strong experience in UNIX required, including command line editors, scripting (shell, Python, Perl, etc.)
Experience with a variety of file formats (XML, JSON, unstructured data, etc.)
Experience in database performance tuning required
Experience in database upgrades required
Experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including: requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and production support
Monitor Cassandra clusters, performance and capacity planning
Manage nodes of Datastax (Cassandra/SOLR) cluster
Cassandra cluster connectivity and security
Datastax Software installation and configuration, Software patches and upgrades
Using monitoring and management tools (e.g. DataStax OpsCenter)
Troubleshoot Cassandra/SOLR
Database backup and recovery
Disk space management, Automate manual tasks
Certification as Datastaxt Administrator or Developer
Experience in relational database.
Strong understanding of SQL in accessing and manipulating data
Strong understanding of system architecture.
Understanding of Unix and Linux operating systems
Strong understanding of general programming concepts
Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
Unix shell scripting
Additional Information

** U.S. Citizens and those who are authorized to work independently in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
This is a Full-Time / Permanent job opportunity.
** All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.