Position: Middle Data Platform Engineer, Online Retailer. Sign-on bonus
Company: DataArt
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

We offer a $1000 sign-on bonus to the specialist that will accept our offer and join DataArt in this position. $1000 will be included in the first salary

Modern IT-systems have allowed the company to increase the amount of its customers to over half a million. Retail provides a yearly profit of around £1 billion. But our client is determined to earn even more by reselling the technological tools that have led them to their success.

Based on the new IT-infrastructure and the experience of its modifications, the company is working on developing a cross functional system that will be able to fit the interests of other companies that are interested in acquiring such systems. DataArt provides consultation and development of the software for the client in both areas of their activities: online sales and creation of the cross functional retail platform.

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be part of a team that researches, designs and maintains an automated cloud computing service model (DBaaS) on clients Infrastructure platform.

The candidate will be working primarily with Cassandra databases running on both private and public cloud infrastructures. We want you to possess a passion for automation.

Responsibilities:

Developing and supporting services that provide the deployment and management of relational and NoSQL database technologies
Providing tools for monitoring, managing, alerting, and improving customer database performance
Developing and implementing automated processes that ensure the uninterrupted updating and correction of database vulnerabilities
Publishing documentation that enables a smooth transition of database services from the build and development phase to production support
Providing consultations, training, and mentoring for the development team
Active participation in upgrading systems
Root cause analysis and troubleshooting
Support for production systems, prepared for regular on-call duty.

Must have:

3+ years of experience deploying and managing any NoSQL database
Familiarity with containers and container orchestration systems such as Docker
Knowledge of UNIX
A desire to work with open source technologies
Comfortable to adapt to change and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
Good English communication skills (spoken and written).

Would be a plus:

Solid knowledge and skills in programming (Python, Golang or similar)
Experience with databases (Cassandra)
Experience managing any SQL databases
Experience with K8s container orchestration systems
Basic knowledge of networking
Experience in/understanding of supporting a 24x7 operation
Experience of development using Scrum or other Agile methodologies