SQL Database Administrator

As a Senior MySQL DBA, you will demonstrate a deep understanding of the business and contribute valuable insights to ensure optimal and performant database operations. Your experience in working with a variety of implementations and within high-availability environments will be crucial. You excel in multifaceted teams, leveraging various tools and processes to build robust, scalable, and modern applications.This is a remote-first opportunity with the need to be onsite for only 1 day per month and the salary on offer is competitive based on experience.Personality Competencies:With your extensive experience, you have contributed to the design and maintenance of highly available applications, collaborating with engineering teams worldwide.You are knowledgeable in technology decisions and architecture discussions, advocating for engineering and database best practices.Acting as a mentor to junior members, you foster a culture of continuous learning.You possess excellent communication and analytical skills, think algorithmically, and embrace a Mobile-First development mentality.You are also comfortable with analysis tools like Elastic Search, Rollbar, Jira, and have a keenness to learn new tools and technologies.Mandatory Skills:Experience working as a MySQL DBA and developer.Proficiency in managing database server configurations, log files, binary logs, etc., and optimising server resource usage when necessary.Strong expertise in developing, managing, and testing backup and recovery plans.Performance tuning, optimization, execution plans, and index management with best practices for database design.Experience with migrating SQL Server databases to MySQL.Solid experience in writing performant SQL queries and stored procedures.Upgrading the core MySQL architecture when required.Working knowledge of source control platforms and tools such as GIT.Experience with logging and analysis tools (Elasticsearch, Rollbar Sentry).Solid understanding of architectural design choices (Heap, MyISAM, InnoDB, etc.).Passion for technologies and a desire to stay updated with the latest skills.Experience working with high-traffic, responsive environments and applications, ensuring database performance, security, and availability. Knowledge and application of data security best practices.Application of software development best practices.Excellent communication skills as a core member of an internationally-based team.Join our team as a Senior MySQL Database Developer/DBA and play a key role in maintaining and optimizing our high-traffic, multiple database applications. Apply now and become part of our dynamic and globally-minded team.
Job tags MySQL, Logging/ Analysing Tools, Architecture
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