Remote Senior MySQL Architect & DBA Lead

Partnerize; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off Policy

Enhanced parental leave

Regular company events and activities

Robust Health & Welfare Benefits

401k Plan – 4% employee match

Enhanced Wellness Program

Job summary

Partnerize is seeking a highly capable Database Engineer to own and evolve our MySQL database estate. You will manage day‑to‑day operations, backups, performance tuning, and security across on‑premise and cloud infrastructure.

You will design scalable, robust database solutions, mentor peers, and collaborate with development and IT teams while handling on‑call responsibilities. Remote work from the UK or US is welcome.

Qualifications

• Advanced administration of MySQL in production environments, on‑premise and cloud.
• Independence as sole/lead owner for large production DB infrastructure in a SaaS environment.
• Experience configuring complex MySQL replication (primary‑replica, multi‑master, GTID).
• Understanding of database monitoring tools and patterns.
• Deep expertise in query tuning, slow query analysis, and index strategies.
• Proven track record of minimal‑downtime upgrades and complex migrations with automation using Python/Bash.
• Experience securing DB infrastructure with SSL/TLS, access control, audit logs, encryption.

Responsibilities

• Take complete, hands‑on ownership of daily database operations including backups and performance tuning.
• Design, secure, and maintain underlying Linux servers for large distributed databases.
• Plan and deliver large technical projects like upgrades and migrations with clear execution plans.
• Act as the definitive database escalation point and provide technical leadership.
• Lead automation of management and monitoring for the DB platform infrastructure.
• Collaborate with development teams and stakeholders; document procedures and best practices.
• Provide on-call support for critical DB issues and mentor other engineers.

Skills

MySQL

Linux

Networking

Database security

Query optimisation

SaaS

Automation

Replication & HA

Tools

Ansible

Kubernetes

GitLab

Prometheus

Grafana

PMM

Job description

Partnerize is seeking a highly capable Database Engineer to own and evolve our MySQL database estate. You will manage day‑to‑day operations, backups, performance tuning, and security across on‑premise and cloud infrastructure.

You will design scalable, robust database solutions, mentor peers, and collaborate with development and IT teams while handling on‑call responsibilities. Remote work from the UK or US is welcome.