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# MySQL DBA

- **Company:** Purple Drive Technologies LLC
- **Location:** Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Databases, Data Integrity, Data Loss, Database Schema, Disaster Recovery, Amazon DynamoDB, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Linux System Administration, MongoDB, MySQL, Performance Tuning, Redis, Cloud Services, Ansible, Shell Script, Backup and Restore, Amazon ElastiCache, Grafana, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Indexer, Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Database Replication, Cloudwatch, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8863bb5b-79c7-4d0a-8a51-087ef050d58b

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on experience with MySQL installation, configuration, and maintenance.
 * Strong knowledge of MySQL internals and storage engines.
 * Strong Linux administration skills.
 * Experience with MySQL performance tuning.
 * Experience with backup and recovery processes.
 * Experience with AWS cloud services preferred.
 * Experience with Grafana or CloudWatch beneficial.
 * Experience with Jenkins or GitLab CI beneficial.
 * Knowledge of MongoDB or Redis is a plus.
 * Knowledge of Docker or Kubernetes is advantageous.
 * Good Shell scripting or Python skills.
 * Participate in on-call rotation for production incidents.
 * Comfortable working onsite in New Jersey.
 * Generate ad-hoc reports and provide insights as requested by internal teams or stakeholders.

## Description

* Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain MySQL, Redis, and PostgreSQL databases in on-premises and AWS environments.
 * Manage database schemas, indexing, and performance optimization.
 * Manage database replication and high-availability solutions.
 * Administer AWS managed database services:
 + RDS
 + Aurora
 + ElastiCache
 + DynamoDB
 + S3
 + EC2
 * Perform backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.
 * Ensure data integrity, reliability, and minimal data loss/downtime.
 * Automate routine tasks and infrastructure setup using Ansible and AWS CloudFormation.
 * Design and implement monitoring and alerting using:
 + CloudWatch
 + PMM
 + Datadog
 + MonYog
 * Perform daily maintenance, health checks, and capacity planning.
 * Troubleshoot database and server issues.
 * Optimize complex queries and database performance.
 * Collaborate with application developers on efficient schema design and database optimization.


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