Neo4j Admin

Role - Neo4j Admin

Location - Seattle, WA (ONSITE)

Experience - 10+
Type - Full Time

Job Description :

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

1. Large-scale DBA skills

a. Strong understanding of database concepts: ACID, transactions, consistency, durability, concurrency, isolation, indexing, and query planning.

b.

Experience with data modeling principles (entity vs. relationship modeling) and translating business requirements into graph models.

c. Familiarity with common DB admin duties: backups, restores, capacity planning, high availability, failover, upgrades.

2. Infrastructure, deployment, and automation

a. Operating systems and servers: strong Linux administration skills (systemd, networking, storage).

b. Containers and orchestration:
Docker, Kubernetes; running Neo4j in containerized environments.

c. Cloud platforms: deploying and operating Neo4j on Azure, or GCP.

d. Automation and IaC: experience with Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools to automate deployments and configuration.

e. CI/CD and release processes for database migrations and schema changes.

3. Security and compliance

a. Authentication and authorization: role-based access control, LDAP/Active Directory integration.

b. Encryption: TLS for client-server and intra-cluster communication, data-at-rest encryption if used.

c. Auditing and compliance: logging, audit trails, and compliance requirements relevant to your organization.

4. Programming, integration, and tooling

a. Drivers and APIs: familiarity with official drivers (Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET) and transactional vs. reactive usage.

b. Scripting and automation:
Python, or other scripting languages for maintenance tasks and automation.

c. Integration patterns: using Neo4j in microservices or ETL pipelines; knowledge of Kafka, stream processing, or messaging integrations.

5. Neo4j-specific technical skills (Could be upskilled via Neo4j Certs)

a. Cypher query language: writing, optimizing, and profiling queries.

b. Indexing and constraints: when and how to use property indexes, fulltext indexes, and unique constraints.

c. Data import tools: neo4j-admin import, LOAD CSV, APOC import procedures.

d. APOC and user-defined procedures: using APOC library for ETL, graph algorithms, and helper functions.

e. Neo4j architecture: knowledge of single-instance vs. causal clusters, read replicas, core/raft quorum concepts.

f. Backup and recovery: online backups, incremental backups, point-in-time recovery approaches.

g. Upgrades and patching: rolling upgrades in clusters, migration strategies between major versions.