Senior MySQL DBA & Developer - Remote, High-Impact Ops

McNally Recruitment Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a highly experienced MySQL Database Administrator for a role based in the Oxford area. This position allows remote work, with in-office attendance required only once a month. The successful candidate will implement, maintain, and optimize high-traffic databases while migrating SQL Server databases to MySQL. The ideal individual possesses strong experience in performance tuning, managing database configurations, and writing efficient SQL solutions. Excellent communication skills are necessary as part of a global team.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a MySQL DBA and developer.
• Ability to manage database server configurations.
• Skilled in developing and testing backup and recovery plans.
• Experience in performance tuning and optimization.
• Strong experience writing performant SQL and stored procedures.
• Solid understanding of architectural design choices.

Skills

MySQL DBA and developer

Database server configurations

Backup and recovery plans

Performance tuning and optimisation

Migrating SQL Server databases to MySQL

Writing performant SQL

Source control platforms (GIT)

Logging and analysis tools

Database architectural design

Communication skills

Tools

Elasticsearch

Rollbar Sentry

Job description

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a highly experienced MySQL Database Administrator for a role based in the Oxford area. This position allows remote work, with in-office attendance required only once a month. The successful candidate will implement, maintain, and optimize high-traffic databases while migrating SQL Server databases to MySQL. The ideal individual possesses strong experience in performance tuning, managing database configurations, and writing efficient SQL solutions. Excellent communication skills are necessary as part of a global team.