Database Administrator

Mindlance; Englewood (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A national recruiting company is seeking a DBA to manage and maintain over 50 MySQL Database instances. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of database administration experience, strong skills in MySQL and Linux, and the ability to work collaboratively with development teams. Proficiency in query tuning and backup strategies is essential. This is a long-term position based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, requiring local candidates only.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years hands-on database administration experience.
• Proficiency with MySQL stored procedures and functions.
• Minimum 3+ years experience as a Production Database Administrator.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain MySQL Database instances across Digital platform.
• Work closely with development and operations teams.
• Perform query tuning and performance optimization.

Skills

MySQL Database Administration

Linux Shell Scripting

Database Backup and Recovery

Percona Server

Agile Development

Education

BS degree in Computer Science

Tools

Percona Toolkit

MySQL Utilities

Job description

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com.

Job Description

• Job Title: DBA
• Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ
• DURATION: 12+ Months
• Local candidate only on W2.

Responsibilities

• The lead DBA role requires hands‑on production database administration skills, deep technical expertise MySQL including various third‑party versions like Percona Server.
• The DBA will work closely with the development teams and operations team to manage, support and maintain more than 50 instances on MySQL Database across Digital platform.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science with a minimum of 5+ years hands‑on database administration experience on MySQL Databases deployed on Linux servers.
• Sound understanding of installation, configuration, patching, supporting and upgrading MySQL servers including Percona servers.
• Strong understanding of MySQL backup and recovery strategies.
• Familiar with MySQL Enterprise backup and recovery tools including 3rd party backup solutions like Percona xtrabackup.
• Strong understanding of MySQL replication, including multi data‑center replication for High Availability.
• Proficient in query tuning and performance optimization.
• Ability to estimate database capacities and develop methods for monitoring and maintenance of database instances.
• Minimum 3+ years experience as a Production Database Administrator.
• Proficiency with MySQL stored procedures and functions; good exposure to Linux operating system.
• 3+ years of experience writing Linux shell scripts, Perl scripts, etc.
• Languages: Linux shell scripting, Perl, Python.
• Databases: MySQL, MySQL Cluster, Oracle, Redis.
• Tools: Percona Toolkit, MySQL Utilities.
• Development Methodologies: Agile development.

Personal Skills

• Strong experience working with multi‑site development teams.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with an ability to work in a highly collaborative, multi‑country/time zone environment.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to track and prioritize numerous tasks. Proactive personality with a proven track record of following through and delivering on responsibilities. Highly adaptive and capable of being an individual contributor and working as part of an extended team.

Additional Information

Shipra Chauhan | Team Recruitment | Mindlance Inc | 732 201 8857.