Database Administrator III (5693)

Spectraforce
Alpharetta, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary to permanent
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote
Alpharetta, United States of America

Tech stack

Apache Flex
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Databases
DevOps
Disaster Recovery
Github
Python
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle Applications
Performance Tuning
Query Optimization
Ansible
Datadog
Enterprise Software Applications
Grafana
Build Management
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Information Technology
Terraform
Splunk

Job description

  • Support the database management system and all related software.
  • Design and Build Database Environments (Assist in developing estimates and schedules for new projects and/or extensions to existing systems).
  • Technical Support for DBMS Environments (Provide technical support and perform database administration for all development and production databases on multiple environments).
  • Willingness to be on call and support critical database issues that arise in the evening or on weekends.

Requirements

  • 5 years MySQL DBA working experience

  • Strong experience in MySQL replication setup and support. Experiences with other databases such as Oracle, PostgresMongoDB/CosmosDB, MSSQL a plus.

  • Experience in query optimization and performance improvement.

  • Knowledge of the cloud and managed services such as MS Flex Server or AWS RDS.

  • Experience with running Cloud Infrastructure. Azure Cloud experience a plus.

  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tools such as Terraform/Terragrunt and GitHub Actions

  • Modern observability/alerting platform experience: Grafana, ELK, DataDog, Splunk, etc.

  • An eye toward process improvement and automation.

  • Sharp analytical skills and problem-solving technique.

  • Excellent verbal and communication skills.

  • Good mastery of Enterprise technologies, multizone, multi-region replication strategies.

  • Automation skills in Bash, Ansible, Python a plus.

  • Capable of handling multiple assignments and additional responsibilities

  • Extensive MySQL technical experience in the following:

  • High Availability solutions using replication, Disaster Recovery solutions

  • Backup and recovery experience with Percona Tools [i.e., Xtrabackup] and snapshots

  • Performance tuning, production operations & support

  • Security Administration

  • Experience performing MySQL patches and Major version upgrades

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience. 5-7 years' experience required.

Additional Notes: Candidates must have deep experience handling MySQL Production replication along with DBA support skills with focus on DevOps centric areas; Having Azure, AWS, Oracle, Postgres etc would be an added advantage.

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