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Job Description A high-scale technology client is seeking a Lead Cassandra Engineer to join their team! This individual will lead a Cassandra migration initiative, working closely with engineering teams to design and build scalable infrastructure while ensuring proper configuration and performance. They will develop automation solutions, monitor system health, troubleshoot latency and outages, and run experiments to validate upgrades and changes in production environments. The role also involves influencing architectural decisions, mentoring team members, and ensuring high availability in a distributed system. This is a remote opportunity supporting U.S. time zones with on-call responsibilities; compensation is flexible and the role is full-time. We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.
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https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/. Skills and Requirements- Deep, hands-on Apache Cassandra production experience (not just application-level usage)
- Strong expertise in Cassandra schema design, query optimization, performance tuning, compaction, and repair processes
- Experience operating Cassandra at scale (multi-region, high-availability environments, large clusters)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with Ansible and/or Terraform
- Strong automation mindset with proven experience building tooling and automation workflows
- Cloud experience (AWS preferred: EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch)
- Scripting experience (e.g., Python or similar)
- Monitoring and observability experience (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) with ability to interpret Cassandra metrics
- Ability to contribute to architecture discussions and influence design decisions
- Experience working in regulated environments (PCI, SOX, or similar)
- Experience leveraging AI/LLM tools for development productivity or automation
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI/CD)
- Strong written communication and ownership mindset
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotation
- Experience with ScyllaDB and/or migration off ScyllaDB
- Experience with EKS, Kubernetes, and Helm
- Exposure to tools like Vault, Splunk, Vector, or Medusa/Reaper
- Enterprise-scale environment experience (ticketing, fintech, e-commerce, gaming, SaaS)
- Background in DBA or