Cassandra Database Engineer

Remote Position Supporting Dell Here's a remote position supporting Dell in Round Rock, TX. It's open to USC, GC and GC-EAD consultants.Contract Length: 24 monthsLocation: 100% REMOTE Client: DELLEssential Requirements:12+ years with Bachelor's Degree or 8+ years with a MastersCassandra Certification / DatastaxDatabase management and engineering (both project delivery and production support)Bash scriptingPythonLinuxNeo4JMongoDBBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.Responsibilities:Performs in all database management areas & applies advanced knowledge.Sets quality standards relative to all aspects of database management.Consults with management to promote & develop technical enhancements.Manages large, complex, long-term projects or projects that are critical priority for the user community; leads initiatives & special projects.Role model/mentor in database & business user community.Evaluates & recommends the purchase & utilization of technologies (DMBS/s, servers, extract & conditioning tools, metadata management, security tools, archival/recovery tools & data access).Develops project plans for implementing data warehouses; designs data storage & management processes for specific data warehouse projects.Plans projects & oversees the tactical aspects of a data warehouse implementation & maintenance.Diagnoses, resolves & implements preventive measures for applications & system software.Analyzes & works on non-standard problems or issues that span multiple technologies (browser to spindle & proposes long-term solutions & fixes).Recommends & oversees implementation of system level configuration modifications. Performs complex application environment builds & refreshes.Creates & implements disaster recovery procedures