Cassandra Database Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Concentrate on project assignments, troubleshooting performance issues, conducting audits, and performing health checks.

• Design and assist in the implementation of new Cassandra deployments.

• Assess existing clusters and offer recommendations for best practices.

• Troubleshoot high-priority problems in mission-critical production environments.

• Provide support for the DSE Enterprise environment, including Search and Analytics.

• Assist with Cassandra-related open-source tools such as Cassandra Medusa and Cassandra Reaper.

• Interact with the Cassandra community through user lists, IRC, blog posts, webinars, and open-source initiatives.

• Contribute to fast-paced brainstorming sessions, design, and development of prototypes.

• Automate processes and document operational procedures.

• Mentor and train junior team members.

• Generate performance and forecast reports on the health and load of essential business processes to ensure sufficient infrastructure capacity.

• Participate in company and team meetings.

• Engage in ongoing education regarding Pythian’s Operations as a Service supported stack.

• Provide on-call assistance as part of your team’s on-call rotation.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

• More than 3 years of experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, Solr, Scylla, and CockroachDB.

• Expertise in the DSE Enterprise environment, including Search and Analytics.

• Proficient in Cassandra-related open-source tools, including Cassandra Medusa and Cassandra Reaper.

• Skilled in at least one programming language (e.g., Shell, Java, Go, C#, C++, Ruby, Python, Ansible), with a preference for Shell and Python.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.

• Familiarity with web applications, distributed systems, and databases.

• Knowledge of various orchestration and configuration management systems.

• Understanding of continuous integration and automation methodologies.

• Familiarity with multiple monitoring, alerting, and metric collection systems.

• Awareness of current IT service standards, including ITIL.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• A proactive and self-directed approach in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy.

• Strong active listening abilities.

• Solid analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills.

• Highly proficient in multitasking and organizational capabilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package.

• Opportunity to blog during work hours; take a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity.

• Flexibility to work remotely from home without a daily commute to an office!

• Enhance your skills or explore new ones with our generous training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, or gain certification—whatever suits you best!

• We provide all necessary equipment for remote work, including a laptop with your choice of operating system, plus an annual budget to customize your workspace!

• Pythian prioritizes the health and well-being of our team, offering an annual wellness budget for gym memberships, massages, fitness, and more.

• Ample paid vacation and sick days, along with a day off to volunteer for your chosen charity.