Senior MariaDB/MySQL Database Engineer (Hybrid)

Technify Talent; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Reading office

Competitive salary

Job summary

Technify Talent in Reading is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to own a complex MariaDB/MySQL environment supporting a mission-critical software platform. You will partner with software engineers, platform specialists and data teams to keep the database secure, resilient and optimised.

You will design schemas, manage migrations, monitor performance and implement robust backup, recovery and security practices.

Qualifications

• Experience administering production MariaDB/MySQL databases.
• Strong understanding of 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 scripts.
• Strong communication skills across engineering teams.
• Experience in containerised environments using Docker.
• Experience with messaging systems such as RabbitMQ.
• Experience supporting distributed or multi-site deployments.
• Background in regulated, security-conscious or mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

MariaDB/MySQL administration

Performance tuning & indexing

Schema migrations & rollback

Backup & DR strategies

SQL automation with Python/Bash

CI/CD integration

Database security & auditing

Containerized environments (Docker)

Messaging systems (RabbitMQ)

Distributed/multi-site deployments

Regulated/mission-critical envs

Tools

Docker

RabbitMQ

Job description

Technify Talent in Reading is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to own a complex MariaDB/MySQL environment supporting a mission-critical software platform. You will partner with software engineers, platform specialists and data teams to keep the database secure, resilient and optimised.

You will design schemas, manage migrations, monitor performance and implement robust backup, recovery and security practices.