Lead Database Administrator - Cassandra

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Company Name: YULYS LLC

Posted at: Over a month

Job Industry: Technology

Job Type: Full time

WorkPlace Type: remote

Location: Duluth, ,

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This Lead Software Engineer role in Macy’s Technology is a leader in the design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform application systems

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Translate business requirements into well-engineered, tested and deployed application systems that are used by the business and support these systems while in production

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Interface with internal customers to determine the most efficient and cost-effective approach to meet business requirements and design, develop, test, install, and deploy the required software applications

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Develop solutions utilizing a variety of software technologies, including new code construction, modifications to existing modules, configuration and/or package implementation

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Perform other duties as assigned

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Lead the development of the strategy and technical design for large work type 2 and 3 projects, i.e. define timelines and project plans, analyze and estimate feasibility, cost, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs; ensure that expected application performance levels are achieved

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Commit to overall deliverables with customers and/or management

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Recommend vendors for projects, and negotiates terms/conditions with vendors, and support evaluation of new technical direction and approach with recommendations to Macy’s Technology senior management

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Lead the coding/configuration, testing, implementation and documentation of solution and develop detailed design specifications

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Perform complex applications programming activities, including code, test, debugging, documentation, maintenance, and modification to complex application programs

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Monitor and establish operating efficiency of existing application systems and provide (or arrange for) proactive maintenance; lead the resolution of customer inquiries

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Serve as a coach and mentor to more junior developers to include delegating and managing tasks, as appropriate

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At least 3-5 years of extensive experience managing Cassandra NoSQL databases in Linux operating system

Overall 5+ years of experience in managing databases and high-volume enterprise systems

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Overall 5+ years of experience in managing databases and high-volume enterprise systems

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At least 3-5 years of extensive experience managing Cassandra NoSQL databases in Linux operating system

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Well versed with Relational and NoSQL database concepts

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Must have experience in Cassandra clusters planning which includes Data sizing estimation and identify hardware requirements based on the estimated data size and transaction volume

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Must have experience with working in mid to large size production environment across multiple Datacenters

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Experience in working and coordinating with Business Teams, Application Teams, Datastax Support etc

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Experience in working with development and other support teams to participate in release and change management processes to implement new features/functions as well apply mandatory patches or upgrades

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Ability to effectively share technical information, communicate technical issues and solutions to all levels of business

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Experience with conducting a stress test on a Cassandra clusters and interpret the performance results

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Deep knowledge of Cassandra DB performance/scaling concepts and tuning best practices

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Experience with taking a Backup and restore DB data to secure the system in the event of failure

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Experience with tuning the performance of Java Virtual Machine (JVM), caches, and compaction

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Knowledge on public clouds and services offerings like GCP, Azure etc

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Implement proactive monitoring of all databases and provide recommendations