Pyramid Consulting is hiring a Cache/API developers - Long term Contract

Job Description: Create and implement highly scalable and reliable distributed data architectures using NOSQL technologies, including data distribution networks to deliver data into the data storage layer and API components for Client Application Integration into Data Storage layer. Additionally create and implement data quality and monitoring infrastructure. Required Skills: 4+ Years Experience designing, developing , deploying & Supporting large scale distributed systems 4+ Years with Java in a distributed environment 5+ Years of LAN/WAN protocols (TCP, UDP, FTP, JMS etc) 5+ Years of Data Serialization formats (Avro, POF, Thrift, JSON, XML etc…) 3+ Building fault tolerance and failover patterns into Distributed Systems 3+ Years of Distributed Database Design and Development at large scale (Coherence, Cassandra, NoSQL, etc..) 3+ Years of Data Loading experience in a Distributed Data Base environment 3+ Years of Performance and optimization in a large distributed system environment The Ideal candidate will also have: Experience with or Knowledge of ZooKeeper Experience with creating Tools, Test Harnesses and Developer utilities Experience with Machine Learning methods and tools Experience with Agile & Test Driven Development Excellent/Clear Communication and Presentation skills Experience with Git and Stash Proficient in Eclipse with Git and Maven plugins; can immediately function with and troubleshoot the environment Proficient in creating and maintaining Maven builds; knows how to debug Maven issues Experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins