MySQL Database Administrator

Job Description

Responsibilities: ● Designing, developing, implanting, enhancing and supporting several projects ● Supporting production systems ● Performing the installation, configuration and upgrading of MySQL software and related products ● Ability to promptly react to sudden events, analyze and mitigate abnormal database traffic conditions. ● Establishing and maintaining sound backup and recovery policies and procedures ● Planning growth and changes (capacity planning) ● Working as part of a team and provide 8x5 support when required (During US Central/Eastern business hours) ● Communicating with management, development teams, vendors and systems administrators. Required Skills: ● 5 years + of DBA experience with designing, developing, implanting, enhancing and supporting a number of projects ● Least v5.7 and strong SQL scripting skills ● Experience in implementing a MySQL High Availability ● Experience in the Installation, configuration and upgrading of MySQL software and related products ● Strong knowledge of InnoDB cluster and group replication ● Experience on setting up Master/Master and Master/Slave design ● Strong experience in performance tuning and troubleshooting ● Experience establishing and maintaining sound backup and recovery policies and procedures ● Experience planning growth and changes (capacity planning) ● A good understanding of the underlying operating system ● Good communication skills with management, development teams, vendors and systems administrators ● Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines ● Ability to handle pressure situations since team has got stringent SLAs ● Understanding of the business’ needs ● Exposure to AWS CloudWatch and MySQL Enterprise monitoring tools. ● AWS RDS, Aurora Show more Show less