Description
Our client in the Wayne, PA area is looking for a Cassandra Engineer for a long term 12+ month contract.
Cassandra Engineer
We are seeking a candidate with Cassandra experience to support our production environment and new growth products that will use Cassandra.
Primary responsibilities will include:
* Configuring and supporting Cassandra
Experience in ElasticSearch is a plus
* Work with core development teams to test, deploy and maintain scalable, robust software platforms and services.
* Work in a continuous build and deploy environment
Analyze and propose optimal Cassandra configurations
Develop operational processes and best practices for a high-availability environment that is efficient to support
* Define test and verification processes for production services
* Monitor, test, and maintain production services
* Define and operate live A/B testing of production services
* Application and Server deployment
* Security
* Automation
* Handle production user support escalations
Key Competencies:
* Cassandra
* 5+ years Linux system admin experience
* Java Application Support (Tomcat, Dropwizard, Spring, etc)
* Scripting (Shell, Perl, or Ruby, etc)
* Virtualization
* AD Kerberos and LDAP security
* Knowledge of TCP/IP Networking, DNS, DHCP, SMTP, Load balancers
* Server, network and performance monitoring
* Version Control System (Git preferred)
Essential functions of the job:
* Excellent communication skills.
* Strong client focus and genuine desire to assist.
* Strong organizational and analytical skills.
* Tenacity, dependability & reliability.
* Capable of working in a disciplined manner in a very fast pace atmosphere.
* Ability to work both independently and within a team.
* Patience, tolerance & technical aptitude.
Beacon Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.
Company Profile:
Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, provides world class technology talent across all industries on a contract, direct (permanent), contract-to-direct and project basis. Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs.
Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles.
We look forward to working with you.
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