Senior Aurora MySQL DBA – Performance & Reliability

Equals Money; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in the UK is seeking a Senior Database Administrator responsible for managing the health, performance, and reliability of MySQL clusters. This role involves automating routine checks, optimizing queries, ensuring backups, and collaborating with engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have strong MySQL/Aurora skills and scripting experience. This position offers a competitive salary, with benefits including 25 days of holiday, gym access, and a hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday + birthday off

Learning & development budget

Free onsite gym

Health and wellbeing discounts

Interbank currency rates

Private healthcare

Free eye tests

Mental health services

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Season ticket loans

Complimentary refreshments

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience with MySQL / Aurora MySQL administration.
• Proven ability to profile and tune queries effectively.
• Solid knowledge of backup strategies and restore experience.
• Experience with database monitoring and alerting tools.
• Comfortable scripting and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor cluster health and alerts, investigating anomalies.
• Diagnose and optimize slow queries and transactions.
• Ensure backups and recovery procedures are maintained.
• Perform capacity planning and maintenance activities.
• Automate checks and reports, providing recommendations.

Skills

MySQL administration

Query profiling

Backup strategies

Scripting

Monitoring and alerting

Tools

Aurora MySQL

Percona Toolkit

CloudWatch

Job description

A financial services company in the UK is seeking a Senior Database Administrator responsible for managing the health, performance, and reliability of MySQL clusters. This role involves automating routine checks, optimizing queries, ensuring backups, and collaborating with engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have strong MySQL/Aurora skills and scripting experience. This position offers a competitive salary, with benefits including 25 days of holiday, gym access, and a hybrid working arrangement.