Highlights
Experience troubleshooting Cassandra performance issues involving CPU, memory, disk I/O, GC, latency, tombstones, SSTables and compaction. Strong knowledge of Cassandra architecture, replication factor, consistency levels, partitioning and token/ring management.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | San Jose, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | https://www.ztek-inc.com/ |
Description
Job Description
Role: Cassandra / DataStax L3 DBA RTP, NC | PST Shift
Primary Skills Mandatory
6+ years of experience in Apache Cassandra / DataStax Enterprise (DSE)
administration.
Strong hands-on production experience as a Cassandra L3 DBA/SME.
Linux-based on-prem Cassandra administration.
Cassandra/DataStax cluster installation, configuration, upgrades and patching.
Experience with node addition/removal, scaling, cluster expansion and data-center expansion.
Strong knowledge of Cassandra architecture, replication factor, consistency levels, partitioning and token/ring management.
Hands-on experience with backup, restore, repair, replication and compaction strategies.
Experience troubleshooting Cassandra performance issues involving CPU, memory, disk I/O, GC, latency, tombstones, SSTables and compaction.
Strong experience with DataStax OpsCenter for monitoring, administration, alerts and troubleshooting.
Experience with Cassandra Spark and Graph workloads is preferred.
Strong Linux administration and shell scripting skills.
Secondary Skills
Redis Stack administration/support.
Kubernetes-based Cassandra/database administration - good to have.
PostgreSQL / MongoDB / MySQL - working knowledge preferred.
Willingness and ability to learn MS SQL Server.
About Company
Ztek provides Talent Acquisition services that meets the need of small, medium and enterprise-sized organizations. Our services offer the expertise and flexibility to ensure your hiring plans deliver a lasting strategic advantage, enabling you to focus more on growing your business while we help answer your “who” challenges.
Our name is initiated by the letter “Z” signifying the third axis of the Cartesian coordinate system and we pride our services in rendering the third dimension for the talent acquisition and consulting paradigm for our clients.
Our successful operating track record for over 18 years covers North America, Europe and India and is supported by an active staff of over 600 associates dedicated in delighting our client base.
ZTEK is a Woman owned and Minority Certified business enterprise (MBEs) and certified as a diversity supplier by Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), which is the Georgia chapter of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).