Datastax, Cassandra Architect

Sonsoft Inc

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Phoenix, AZ, us on site Until 8/21/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted February 23, 2026 Last posted February 23, 2026
Job description

Sonsoft , Inc. is a USA based corporation duly organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Georgia. Sonsoft Inc. is growing at a steady pace specializing in the fields of Software Development, Software Consultancy and Information Technology Enabled Services.

Will need to manage Datastax (Cassandra/Solr/Spark) and Kafka cluster in GBT. Candidate should have minimum 10 years of experience and at least 5+ years DBA experience with multi-terabyte Cassandra Infrastructure and supporting tools

Below more descriptions about skills required

•Strong CQLSH skills

•Strong experience in UNIX required, including command line editors, scripting (shell, Python, Perl, etc.)

•Experience with a variety of file formats (XML, JSON, unstructured data, etc.)

•Experience in database performance tuning required

•Experience in database upgrades required

•Experience in all aspects of the software development lifecycle including: requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and production support

•Monitor Cassandra clusters, performance and capacity planning

•Manage nodes of Datastax (Cassandra/SOLR) cluster

•Cassandra cluster connectivity and security

•Datastax Software installation and configuration, Software patches and upgrades

•Using monitoring and management tools (e.g. DataStax OpsCenter)

•Troubleshoot Cassandra/SOLR

•Database backup and recovery

•Disk space management, Automate manual tasks

•Certification as Datastaxt Administrator or Developer

•Experience in relational database.

•Strong understanding of SQL in accessing and manipulating data

•Strong understanding of system architecture.

•Understanding of Unix and Linux operating systems

•Strong understanding of general programming concepts

•Advanced analytical and problem solving skills

•Unix shell scripting

Basic Qualifications :-

  • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
  • At least 4 years of experience within Information Technology.

** U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Note:-

  1. This is a Full-Time Permanent job opportunity for you.
  2. Only US Citizen, Green Card Holder, TN Visa, GC-EADH4-EAD & L2-EAD can apply.
  3. No OPT-EAD & H1B Consultants please.
  4. Please mention your Visa Status in your email or resume.
About this role

Summary

Manage Datastax Cassandra, Solr, Spark, Kafka clusters; optimize performance; support lifecycle.

Job title

Datastax, Cassandra Architect

Experience level

10+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Phoenix, AZ, US; remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

cqlshunixshell scriptingjsonperformance tuningdatabase upgradesmonitoring toolsbackup and recoverysqlsystem architecture

Preferred skills

datastax administrationsolrsparkpythonperl

Specializations

cassandrakafkaunixdatabase performancecluster management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Phoenix, AZ, USA

On-site City