NoSQL Database Administrator

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NoSQL Database Engineer III (DBA)

As a NoSQL Database Engineer, you’ll be the driving force behind building out our world class NoSQL data infrastructure for Expedia Group. The NoSQL Database Engineer will play a pivotal in our journey, ensuring all services and support to all development teams across Expedia Group.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage and maintain thousands of production customer nosql databases nodes

• Automate and innovate new ways to manage large database clusters and improve existing NoSQL db performance for our multitude of existing customer bases.

• Push the limits of Cassandra/Mongo and Elasticsearch , and other relational and NoSQL database technologies

• Work with cutting edge technology in the cloud computing space, such as AWS or GCP/Azure

• Provide Fanatical Support to all of our customers (portfolio or product based) through innovative solutions

• Create sustainable and maintainable environments for our NoSQL arenas

• Install, configure, update and troubleshoot very large database and search environments and applications

• Collaborate with Engineers, DBA’s, and System Administrators on technical issues

• Be part of the community. Attend conferences, meetups then move towards contribution via wiki articles, then blogging, etc.

Who you are:

• Overall 5+ years experience as a DBA

• 3+ years experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and Elasticsearch

• 3+ years experience with Linux/Unix

• 3+ years experience with relational databases such as Oracle, Postgres, or MySQL

• 2+ years managing highly available, scalable production systems in a fast-paced production environment

• Experience in Large data scale env, for example, 100+ nodes and Terabytes level per index

• Experience building and developing in both a cloud environment as well as on the direct host level (non-cloud level).

• Proficiency with Python, Perl, shell, MapReduce or other languages

• Understanding of data architecture, replication, and administration

• Extensive knowledge of Linux/Unix

• Fast learner, creative thinker, problem solver

• Team player, highly motivated and self-manageable

• Responsible, dedicated and responsive in non-working hours as needed

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Comfortable with collaborative tools such as slack, wikis and basic ticket tracking systems (JIRA)

• Action and detail oriented. Highly motivated to drive projects to completion

• Shell, Ruby, C, Java development or driver experience

• Knowledge of big data pipelines such as Hive, Pig, Spark, Kafka

• Some knowledge of load balancers, DNS, networking, and/or client side drivers.

• BS/MS in Computer Science

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) powers travel for everyone, everywhere through our global platform. Driven by the core belief that travel is a force for good, we help people experience the world in new ways and build lasting connections. We provide industry-leading technology solutions to fuel partner growth and success, while facilitating memorable experiences for travelers. Expedia Group's family of brands includes: Brand Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, trivago®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®, ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, and Expedia Cruises™.

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