MySQL Database Administrator at Irving TX

USM

Irving (TX)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A global IT service provider based in the United States is seeking a MySQL Database Administrator for a 1-year contract in Irving, TX. The successful candidate will manage internal databases, handle large environments, collaborate on technical issues, and automate database tasks. Essential skills include experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, and a background in SQL. Applicants with a minimum of 5 years in SQL and cloud expertise are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience with SQL.
4+ years of cloud experience with AWS or Openstack.
Experience with documentation of procedures and design.

Responsibilities

Create, manage and maintain internal development, testing and production databases.
Install, configure, update and troubleshoot large environments.
Collaborate with Systems Engineers and troubleshoot technical issues.
Automate, backup and secure everything in production.
Rapidly diagnose and fix production problems.

Skills

Architectural awareness of customer applications

Experience with MySQL NDB

Familiarity with Percona and MariaDB

Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL statements

MySQL and PostgreSQL replication technologies

Backup and recovery experience

Experience with Open Source databases

Experience with AWS or Openstack

Proven automation capabilities

Experience with Agile methodology

Tools

Amazon Web Services

Openstack

GitHub

Job description

MySQL Database Administrator at Irving TX

Contract

USM Business Systems Inc. is a quickly developing worldwide System Integrator, Software and Product Development, IT Outsourcing and Technology assistance supplier headquartered in Chantilly, VA. We offer world-class ability in giving most astounding quality and administrations through industry best practices planned to convey remarkable worth to our customers.

Utilizing our industry knowledge, administration service offering expertise and innovation abilities, we distinguish new business and innovation slants and create answers for help customers around the globe, giving top of the line solid and practical IT benefits which are cost effective services.

Established in 1999, the organization has corner qualities in building and dealing with a Business Oriented IT environment with rich involvement in technology innovation, ERP and CRM counselling, Product Engineering, Business Intelligence, Data Management, SOA, BPM, Data Warehousing, SharePoint Consulting and IT Infrastructure. Our other offerings include modified solutions and administrations in ERP, CRM, Enterprise architecture, offshore advisory services and e-commerce.

USM, a US ensured Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is perceived as one of the fastest developing IT Systems Integrator in the Washington, DC zone. Most as of late, USM was positioned #9 on the rundown of the Top administrations organizations in the DC Metro Area - Washington Business Journal (2011). We are a project-driven firm that reliably meets the IT needs of our State and Government customers through development and business keenness.

MySQL Database Administrator

Irving TX

Duration: 1 year contract

Responsibilities

Create, manage and maintain internal development, testing and production databases.
Install, configure, update and troubleshoot large environments.
Collaborate with Systems Engineers and Administrators on technical issues.
Create a fast, safe system for databases in production.
Collaborate with engineers, testers and staff.
Automate, backup and secure everything.
Rapidly diagnose and fix problems in production.

Requirements

Broad architectural awareness of customer applications, not only understanding database aspects (e.g. metrics, db parameters etc.) but also with ability to triage issues in an end-to-end manner aware of how web, application and caching tiers impact database performance and availability.
Experience with MySQL NDB.
Familiarity/Experience with Percona and MariaDB cluster will be an added plus.
Understanding of MySQL’s underlying storage engines, such as InnoDB and MyISAM. Knowledge of de‑facto standards and best practices in MySQL. Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL statements.
Experience interacting with resolving database engine and system/infrastructure‑related issues and providing guidance on systems architecture, data model, and SQL query reviews as needed.
Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL replication technologies including Master‑Master multi‑replication, Master‑Multiple Slave replication.
MySQL and PostgreSQL administration and support experience including backup and recovery, replication, clustering, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Familiarity managing Application servers for data integration and reporting applications.
Experience working in a highly segmented network with complex firewall implementations and many security features.
Proven track record mastering manual database‑related tasks and building automation wherever possible to replace those tasks.
Experience with Open Source and Big Data databases (relational and non‑relational) MongoDB, CouchDB, HBase, Cassandra, etc.
Experience setting‑up and managing Amazon Web Services, Openstack or equivalent Cloud Platform.
Experience with documentation of standard procedures, architecture, design and deployments.
Release management and deployment of code in different environments using source code control tools such as GitHub.
Has experience in the Agile Methodology.
5+ Years of experience with SQL.
4+ Years of cloud experience with Amazon Web Services or Openstack or similar platform.