Principal Architect - Cassandra

$121,000 - $224,000/Yr

Verizon Communications - Alpharetta, GA

Part-time,Full-time - Principal

Remote - Alpharetta, GA

10,001+ employees

Telecommunications

About the position

The Principal Architect - Cassandra role at Verizon involves managing enterprise-wide Datastax and Open Source Cassandra Database environments. The architect will support various applications for both B2C and B2B customers, oversee the software development life cycle (SDLC), and engage in production and development activities. Key responsibilities include capacity planning, performance management, and cloud migration, with a focus on optimizing database schema and ensuring high availability of Cassandra clusters.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise-wide Datastax and Open Source Cassandra Database environments.
• Support multiple applications including Billing, Rating, Provisioning, and Profile management for B2C and B2B customers.
• Oversee the SDLC for multiple applications.
• Engage in production and development activities, including emerging technology development and security management.
• Conduct capacity and performance planning, availability management, and change management.
• Lead cloud migration efforts and design AWS infrastructure for applications.
• Review application data models and traffic requirements with development and SRE teams.
• Identify data model issues and recommend schema design changes and improvements.
• Develop and implement enterprise-level data management and analytical solutions.
• Create ad-hoc reports utilizing various data sources.

Requirements

• Six or more years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Experience as a Cassandra Architect with a focus on managing large, multi-datacenter Cassandra clusters.
• Proficiency in Java, Linux, SQL, and CQL.
• Extensive experience in scaling Cassandra clusters for high read/write throughput.
• Knowledge of Cassandra data modeling patterns and anti-patterns.
• Experience with Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure, including provisioning and security management.
• Ability to design complex solutions integrating AWS cloud and on-premise servers.
• Experience with performance tuning of Cassandra clusters.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with developing standardized AMI images and Cloud formation automation scripts for AWS.
• Scripting experience using Python or shell scripts.
• Familiarity with configuration management and source control systems like Ansible and Git.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating system management.
• Experience working with Agile methodologies.
• Certifications in Cassandra and/or AWS.
• Experience with visualization/analytical tools like Tableau or Qlikview.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Adoption assistance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement