Database Administrator (Cassandra/noSQL)

Orion Health is a global, eHealth software company with proven experience in delivering interoperable, connected solutions for healthcare facilities, organizations and regions. We are looking for a high energy, hardworking and passionate database engineer, like YOU, to join us in creating a product platform utilizing cutting edge big data technology . This big data platform will drive our new products and capabilities. This is a unique opportunity where you can be part of the team to build out the underlying big data platform itself. If this all sounds interesting to you, here are a few questions:

•    Are you passionate about solving novel real-world problems?
•    Would you like to change how healthcare systems and users, connect, integrate and interact with information and one another?
•    Does the challenge of rolling up your sleeves and getting dirty building a world-class Big Data environment interest you?
•    Are you someone that understands the mechanics of Cassandra soups to nuts and not someone that learned a few buzzwords from a white paper or training class professing to be an expert?

If the answer is YES…read on.

Responsibilities for talented and motivated Cassandra Database Engineer:
The Global Managed Services Cassandra Engineer is a Techno/operational that will help GMS architect, administrate, monitor, secure, backup and optimize/trouble-shoot the Cassandra cluster environments in production and non-production environments.  You will also work closely with development teams to design, implement and support our customer’s data storage and reporting systems. The Cassandra Engineer will have a passion for Big Data and databases, and bring relational and non-relational (NoSql) expertise to help build and implement top shelf products and services.

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent technical training and professional work experience
• Cassandra Engineer with minimum 5 years experience in database engineering, administration and support and a minimum 2 years specifically in Cassandra processes and systems.
• Expertise in Cassandra administration in a production environment•    Must have hands-on noSQL experience from evaluation of new frameworks to deployment, maintenance, and performance tuning of clusters with at least 2 digit size
• Proficient with Hadoop, Elastic Search and Redis is a big plus
• Solid understanding of noSQL landscape, available frameworks and CAP theorem
• Strong knowledge of how noSQL technologies interact and complement each other but also their limits
  
• Deep understanding of internals of noSQL frameworks
•  Ability to build any noSQL open source framework from source
•  Strong in Linux and network maintenance
  
•  Proficiency in one or more scripting languages including Perl, Python, Shell
• Strong SQL skills experience
• JVM performance tuning experience
  
• Good prioritizing and time management skills
•  Excellent interpersonal skills, including working with challenging and/or demanding co-workers while under pressure.
  
• Does not require training nor guidance to evaluate new frameworks and easily comes up to speed as self starter
• Programming experience in at least one non scripting language
  
• Does not shy away to interact with open source community. Especially important when dealing with beta and alpha versions
• Willing to take on challenging tasks under pressure   
  
• Provide 24x7 on-call support in rotation
  

 
With a flexible and social, but professional company culture, Orion Health offers unique learning, travel and career growth prospects. Employees that are highly self-motivated and adventurous thrive at Orion Health.