Senior Engineer – Database Engineering
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Job Description
• Maintain a deep understanding of the data components - including Cassandra, ElasticSearch/OpenSearch, Kafka, Zookeeper, MySQL, MongoDB and PostgreSQL, and use that understanding to operate and automate properly configured clusters.
• Develop infrastructure services to support the CrowdStrike engineering team’s pursuit of a full devops model.
• Work closely with Engineering and Customer Support to troubleshoot time-sensitive production issues, regardless of when they happen.
• Keep petabytes of critical business data safe, secure, and available.
Requirements
- Configuration management (Chef, Salt, Kubernetes) and/or strong Ruby experience.
- Experience with large scale datastores using technologies like Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Kafka, Zookeeper, and MySQL.
- Experience with large-scale, business-critical Linux environments
- Experience operating within the cloud, Amazon Web Services / GCP / OCI
- Proven ability to work effectively with both local and remote teams
- Track record of making great decisions, particularly when it matters most
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- A combination of confidence and independence with the prudence to know when to ask for help from the rest of the team
- Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field, such as CS, CIS or Engineering
- Proven experience utilizing AI technologies to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows and processes, improve efficiency and drive business outcomes.
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in managing and automating large-scale data components, including Cassandra, ElasticSearch, and Kafka, while ensuring data security and availability. Proficient in configuration management and cloud environments, with strong communication skills for effective collaboration across teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Cassandra
- ElasticSearch
- Kafka
- Configuration Management
- Amazon Web Services
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Cassandra
- ElasticSearch
- Kafka
- Zookeeper
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Ruby
- Linux
- AI Technologies
Soft Skills
- Excellent Communication
- Decision-Making
- Team Collaboration
- Confidence
- Independence
Certifications & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in CS
- Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Industry Keywords
- DevOps
- Cloud Computing
- Data Security
- Production Support
- Infrastructure Services
Tools & Technologies
- Chef
- Salt
- Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services
- GCP
- OCI