Senior MySQL Database Architect - Remote

Partnerize; West of England; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off Policy

Enhanced parental leave

401k Plan – employee match

Wellness program

Job summary

Partnerize is seeking a seasoned Database Engineer to own and optimise our MySQL-based estate, spanning on-premise and cloud. You will lead daily operations, design secure Linux server foundations, and drive upgrades with minimal downtime, while mentoring engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

This fully remote role welcomes UK and US candidates. You will collaborate with business and IT stakeholders, shaping database strategy, ensuring high availability, and implementing robust

Qualifications

• Extensive MySQL administration in production, on-premise or cloud.
• Proven ownership of large production DB infrastructure.
• Experience with HA, replication, failover and DR plans.
• Strong Linux admin skills and network awareness.
• Ability to plan complex upgrades with minimal downtime.
• Secure DB infra with SSL/TLS, access controls, backups.

Responsibilities

• Own daily database operations including backups and tuning.
• Design, secure and maintain Linux servers for DBs.
• Plan and deliver database upgrades and migrations.
• Provide technical leadership and escalation point.
• Automate management and monitoring of DB infra.
• Collaborate with devs, product and IT; document procedures.
• Provide out-of-hours support and on-call tasks.
• Mentor engineers to elevate DB knowledge.

Skills

MySQL administration

Linux administration

Networking awareness

Autonomy in ownership

SQL performance tuning

DB security & backups

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Python scripting

Bash scripting

GitLab

Ansible

Job description

Partnerize is seeking a seasoned Database Engineer to own and optimise our MySQL-based estate, spanning on-premise and cloud. You will lead daily operations, design secure Linux server foundations, and drive upgrades with minimal downtime, while mentoring engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

This fully remote role welcomes UK and US candidates. You will collaborate with business and IT stakeholders, shaping database strategy, ensuring high availability, and implementing robust