Senior Database Administrator – MariaDB/MySQL | Hybrid

Technify Talent Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Technify Talent Limited is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to take ownership of a complex, high-availability MariaDB/MySQL environment in Reading. The role is hybrid and permanent, working closely with engineers and data teams to ensure secure, resilient and optimised database operations.

You will design migrations, optimise performance, implement backup and DR strategies, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Experience administering production MariaDB or MySQL databases.
• Proficient in performance tuning, indexing and query optimisation.
• Experience designing and executing schema migration strategies.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery and disaster recovery best practices.
• Automation experience using SQL alongside Python or Bash scripting.
• Strong communication skills across engineering and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, administration and ongoing optimisation of production MariaDB/MySQL databases.
• Develop and manage robust database schema migrations with safe deployment, validation and rollback processes.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise database performance in high-volume, write-intensive environments.
• Design and maintain backup, recovery and data retention strategies, regularly validating restore processes.
• Implement and maintain database security, permissions and audit controls.
• Create automation, monitoring and health-check tooling to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with software developers to optimise queries, indexing strategies and data models.
• Support the wider engineering function by contributing to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Provide guidance on database architecture and best practice across development teams.

Skills

MariaDB/MySQL administration

Performance tuning

Schema migrations

Backup/DR best practices

SQL automation

Cross-team communication

Tools

Docker

Job description

Technify Talent Limited is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to take ownership of a complex, high-availability MariaDB/MySQL environment in Reading. The role is hybrid and permanent, working closely with engineers and data teams to ensure secure, resilient and optimised database operations.

You will design migrations, optimise performance, implement backup and DR strategies, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.