MySQL Senior DBA.

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly-experienced MySQL Database Administrator to join their DBA team. This role involves managing high transactional MySQL databases, ensuring optimal performance and capacity planning, and implementing best practices for database management. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of MySQL architecture and experience with cloud environments like AWS or Azure. Join a dynamic team that values creativity, communication, and a proactive approach to database administration in both on-site and cloud settings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with MySQL technology.
• Hands-on experience with database replication strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage high transactional MySQL databases for OLTP and DSS applications.
• Implement performance tuning and capacity planning for MySQL databases.

Skills

MySQL Database Administration

Project Management

Performance Tuning

Capacity Planning

Scripting (Shell, Perl, Python)

Communication Skills

Education

Certified MySQL DBA

Experience with Open Source/Linux

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

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The DBA team is looking to add to their current talent a self-motivated, highly-experienced MySQL Database Administrator. The DBA team is responsible for tasks such as project management, development of best practices and repeatable procedures for deploying databases, day-to-day operational activities including break/fix, capacity management, backup and recovery, database replication setup/management and ongoing database change reviews. The team also builds and maintains large-scale and very high transactional MySQL databases on Linux platform on site and Cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

- Managing high transactional MySQL databases servicing OLTP and DSS applications

- Solid understanding of MySQL internal architecture, demonstrated experience with MySQL database design, implementation, performance tuning, and capacity planning.

- Project management and customer interaction

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Experience with enterprise backup and recovery strategies

- Experience in database software management (patch and version management)

- Good scripting ability and good working knowledge of Shell Scripts, Perl or Python.

- Working experience on Cloud e.g. AWS and/or Azure.

Qualifications:

- Demonstrated experience with Open Source/Linux development and production environments

- Hands on experience with designing and implementing database replication strategies

- Experience in designing and automating repetitive processes

- 5 years plus working with MySQL technology. Certified MySQL DBA is a plus

- Possess creative ability, credibility, self-confidence and independence

- Good team player with strong analytical, communication and troubleshooting skills

- Able to work under pressure and multi-task

- Pro-active, dedicated, committed and responsible