Senior MySQL DBA: Scale High-Performance Databases

Aristocrat Leisure; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat Leisure seeks a Senior MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) to own the architecture and scalability of high-performance MySQL platforms powering production workloads. You will optimize performance, ensure security, backups, and reliability, and collaborate closely with Architecture, Engineering and Data teams in a hybrid London setting.

You will lead incident response, drive automation, and mentor DBAs while upholding regulatory and security standards in a fast-paced gaming environment.

Qualifications

• Significant production experience with MySQL in critical environments.
• Deep knowledge of MySQL internals and replication strategies.
• Experience with monitoring and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and scalability of MySQL platforms
• Optimize performance across queries, indexing, and configuration
• Ensure security, backups, and recovery procedures
• Collaborate with Architecture, Engineering, and Data Science teams
• Provide technical guidance and reviews for database changes

Skills

MySQL internals

MongoDB internals

Replication & backup

Query optimization

Linux admin

English communication

Tools

Percona PMM

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Aristocrat Leisure seeks a Senior MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) to own the architecture and scalability of high-performance MySQL platforms powering production workloads. You will optimize performance, ensure security, backups, and reliability, and collaborate closely with Architecture, Engineering and Data teams in a hybrid London setting.

You will lead incident response, drive automation, and mentor DBAs while upholding regulatory and security standards in a fast-paced gaming environment.