Lead Technical Cassandra Expert - REMOTE

Perficient is a global AI-first consultancy. Our team of strategists, designers, technologists, and engineers partners with the world’s most innovative enterprises and admired brands to deliver real business results through the transformative power of AI. As part of our AI-First strategy, we empower every employee to build AI fluency and actively engage with AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency. We break boundaries, obsess over outcomes, and shape the future for our clients. Join a company where bold ideas and brilliant minds converge to redefine what’s possible - while building a career filled with growth, balance, and purpose.

Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a strong Lead Cassandra Expert for Atlanta, GA office location or remote. As part of this role, you will join Perficient’s team supporting a cloud migration project involving the transition of applications to the AWS Cloud. to join our team located in United States.

Job Overview:

As a Lead Technical Consultant you will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle which includes estimating, technical design, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment and support of application developed for our clients. As a member working in a team environment you will work with solution architects and developers on interpretation/translation of wireframes and creative designs into functional requirements, and subsequently into technical design.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

• Provide deep technical expertise in Apache Cassandra to support cloud migration efforts.
• Analyze existing Cassandra deployments and recommend improvements for scalability, performance, and reliability in AWS.
• Design and implement data replication, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Optimize Cassandra clusters for high availability and low latency in cloud-native environments.
• Collaborate with engineering and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration with AWS services.
• Mentor and guide internal teams on Cassandra best practices and operational excellence.
• Support containerization or re-platforming of Cassandra workloads (e.g., using Amazon EKS or ECS).
• Troubleshoot performance issues and assist with query optimization and tuning.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years of experience in database engineering, with 5+ years of hands-on experience in Apache Cassandra.
• Strong understanding of Cassandra data modeling, replication strategies, and consistency levels.
• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, EBS, VPC, CloudWatch, and relevant services.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Proficient in leveraging AI technologies to drive innovation, support strategic initiatives, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Possesses a strong understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations. 
• Ability to rapidly learn and apply new technologies in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Desired Skills:            

• Experience migrating Cassandra workloads to AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes/EKS).
• AWS Certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, Database Specialty) is a plus.

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $64,974 to $149,880. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in this o