Remote Senior MySQL Architect & Database Platform Lead

Partnerize; Greater London; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off Policy – Take the時間

Enhanced parental leave (US)

Regular company events and activities

401k Plan – 4% employee match

Enhanced Wellness Program including E2

Job summary

Partnerize is seeking a highly capable Database Engineer to own daily operations, security, and performance of our database estate. You will manage on‑premise and cloud systems with BAU incident response, while guiding upgrades, migrations, and automation.

A strong emphasis on collaboration and mentorship is required, with remote work across the UK/US. You will work with MySQL, Linux, and network fundamentals, and will plan complex technical work, articulating impact to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced MySQL administration in production environments (on‑premise or cloud).
• Lead owner for large production DB infrastructure with accountability for availability & performance.
• Experience with MySQL replication & failover, GTID & DR planning.
• Working knowledge of database monitoring patterns & tools.
• Deep expertise in query tuning, performance & schema optimization.
• Automating upgrades/migrations with Python or Bash; version controlled scripts.
• Experience securing DB infrastructure with SSL/TLS, access controls & backups.

Responsibilities

• Take complete hands‑on ownership of daily database operations including backups and performance tuning.
• Design, secure, and maintain underlying Linux servers for distributed DBs.
• Plan and deliver large DB upgrades and migrations with clear execution plans.
• Act as the definitive escalation point for DB design and optimization.
• Lead automation for database management and monitoring pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure DB needs are met in deployments.
• Provide on‑call support for critical DB issues outside normal hours.
• Mentor engineers to elevate database knowledge across the team.

Skills

MySQL admin

Linux admin

Networking basics

Python scripting

Project planning

Mentorship

Hybrid DB env

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Ansible

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Partnerize is seeking a highly capable Database Engineer to own daily operations, security, and performance of our database estate. You will manage on‑premise and cloud systems with BAU incident response, while guiding upgrades, migrations, and automation.

A strong emphasis on collaboration and mentorship is required, with remote work across the UK/US. You will work with MySQL, Linux, and network fundamentals, and will plan complex technical work, articulating impact to stakeholders.