Principal Architect - Cassandra

Job Description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing...

This position is for a Cassandra Architect that will be responsible to manage Enterprise wide Datastax and Open Source Cassandra Database environments at Verizon wireless. The responsibilities would include-

• Supporting multiple suite of applications ranging from Billing, Rating, Provisioning, Profile management, etc for B2C & B2B customers .

• Managing SDLC life cycle for multiple applications.

• Being responsible for Production / Development engagement, emerging technology development, security Management.

• Being responsible for Capacity / Performance planning / Availability Management, change Management and Cloud Migration.
  

What we’re looking for...

You will need to have

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience .

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience with the entire product life cycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.

• Experience in Linux Scripting, SQL, CQL, etc.

• Experience managing highly-available, large, multi-datacenter Cassandra clusters in production.

• Knowledge of Cassandra data modeling patterns.

• Experience in Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure .

• Experience with working with cross functional teams

• Experience creating ad-hoc reports utilizing various data sources.

• 24*7 on-call operations for mission critical application.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience with developing standardized AMI images and Cloud formation automation scripts for building non-prod and prod environments on AWS

• Experience scripting administrative tasks using python or shell scripts. (If you’ve written larger scripts or apps with python, even better.)

• Experience with configuration management and source control systems (Ansible, Git).

• Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating system management & fundamentals.

• Experience working with Agile methodologies.

• Team player in a global team setup i.e. multi-location/on-site/off-shore/time-zones, and be able to work independently with little supervision.

• Certifications in Cassandra and/or AWS

• Experience with performance tuning of Cassandra clusters to support high read/write throughput while minimizing latency.

• Experience with Analysis of database access patterns to isolate hotspots, data model problems, and other bottlenecks.

• Experience with planning, testing, and executing standard cluster maintenance activities & Cassandra version upgrades.

• Experience with performing proactive capacity planning and forecasting based on database usage patterns and new business initiatives.

• Experience with establishing standards and best practices for operating a high-performance, distributed NoSQL computing environment.

• Experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting production issues as needed.

• Experience with visualization/analytical tools like Tableau, Qlikview etc.

• Communication, coordination and planning with Engineering, SRE and development teams.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $121,000.00 and $224,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.