MySQL Database Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States
1 day ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$80,000.0 - $100,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Cloud Computing Computer Programming Databases Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration Data Recovery Linux DevOps Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL
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Linux System Administration Unix Shell MariaDB Master/Slave MongoDB MySQL Performance Tuning Redis Prometheus Service Pack Datadog Scripting System Availability Grafana Database Optimization Database Performance Amazon Relational Database Service Gitlab-ci Low Latency Database Replication Jenkins

Job description

  • Install, configure, and maintain MySQL 5.7 / 8.0 on Linux-based systems.
  • Perform database performance tuning, slow query analysis, and index optimization.
  • Manage backup and recovery using tools like mysqldump and Percona XtraBackup.
  • Configure and support MySQL replication (Master-Slave, GTID replication).
  • Work on high availability setups (MySQL Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, Galera).
  • Maintain and optimize AWS-hosted databases: EC2 MySQL instances, AWS RDS / Aurora MySQL.
  • Troubleshoot database performance, latency, and system resource issues.
  • Perform regular patching, upgrades, and engine maintenance.
  • Implement and manage user access, privileges, and security best practices.
  • Work closely with DevOps and application teams for schema changes and deployments.
  • Participate in on-call rotation for production support.

Requirements

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

  • Mysql
  • Linux
  • AWS RDS
  • Postgresql
  • Redis
  • Mongodb
  • CICD
  • We are hiring an experienced MySQL Database Administrator with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in managing, tuning, and supporting MySQL environments. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Linux, AWS cloud services, and production-grade MySQL administration., * Exposure to Percona MySQL or MariaDB.
  • Experience with Shell/Python scripting for automation.
  • CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) knowledge.
  • Experience in monitoring tools: PMM, Grafana, Prometheus, datadog.

Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000 a year

Skills: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Recovery, Database Administration, Database Replication, DevOps, High Availability, Identify Issues, Jenkins, Linux Operating System, MariaDB, MongoDB, MySQL, On Call, Performance Tuning/Optimization, PostgreSQL, Production Support, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Query Analysis, Redis, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Patches, Unix Shell Programming

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