Database Engineering Specialist

This position is hybrid out of Austin TX

Position Summary

The Cassandra database engineer is an expert across NOSQL database technologies but specifically a specialist on Cassandra database administration.
For this position NOSQL database expertise is mandatory with a primary focus on Cassandra databases as well as expertise in Public Cloud technology (AWS and/or GCP).
The Cassandra database engineer will be a member of Engineering team responsible for delivery of Thales customer solutions and will manage all responsibilities related to database installation database deployment strategy database architecture design new product software release application technical project planning technical platform analysis and troubleshooting project estimate provision drive technical decision making and provide overall database consultant services to the delivery and operation team.
The Database Engineering Specialist will work in close coordination with product teams delivery teams support & operations teams and management teams to satisfy requirements across areas of solution support operations and technical project delivery.

Essential Functions

The Database Engineer primary responsibility footprint:

• Database performance analysis and operations review for production database platforms
• Manage database operations activities including incident response database alert resolution and managing third party support engagement
• Deploy and maintain database monitoring solutions.
• Develop design deploy and test backup and recovery architectures for customer database platform solutions
• Design strategize plan and participate in database migration activities
• Build test and review technical documentation utilize documentation set as a playbook to manage and apply production change
• Responsible for participating in maintenance window activities for hosted on premise and public cloud platform changes.
• Responsible for database platform deployment installation patching change management and third-party software upgrades on internal and external customer platforms.
• Responsible for database hardening procedure identification and deployment on public cloud hosted and on-premises platforms.
• Responsible for providing database expertise and operations support to the technical support teams and project delivery teams.
• Responsible for participating in database platform review bench and tuning exercises security evaluation provide technical analysis and proactive recommendations for improvements and/or design changes for both production platforms and new software product delivery releases.

Minimum Requirements

• College degree in Computer Science
• NOSQL Database: 8-10 years Cassandra administration other experience in other NOSQL database like MongoDB a plus
• Extensive background with public cloud database deployment management and migration.
• Expertise in database concepts defining standards processes and procedures in database deployment methodologies
• Expert in operations of high-profile production database platforms with high SLA and high-performance expectation
• High level of experience in managing change on production database platform on hosted on premise and cloud database platforms
• Expert in deploying high availability database architectures
• Very good knowledge of all phases of software development lifecycle: requirements analysis specification design implementation code review testing and release
• Relational Database: Oracle database administration (Data Guard Goldengate active/passive active/active) is a plus
• Relational Database: MySQL administration experience is a plus
• Proactive team player and leadership qualities with strong technical background
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly skilled in Cassandra database administration
• Skilled in Public Cloud deployment (Cloud Formation Terraform) operations and monitoring (Datadog)
• Skilled in Oracle database and related tools a plus
• MySQL MongoDB SQL Server experience a plus
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker.
• Database performance evaluation platform bench participation

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Elective Health Dental Vision FSA/HSA Voluntary Life and AD&D Whole Group Life w/LTC Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Plan Identity Theft and Pet Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match and with no vesting period

Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

Company provided Life Insurance AD&D Disability Employee Assistance Plan and Well-being Program