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Senior Database Administrator / Remote / US

Motion Recruitment
Boston, MA, United States
30 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
www.indeed.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Bash Shell Databases Data Manipulation Languages Relational Databases Shard (Database Architecture) Linux Monitoring of Systems Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL MySQL NoSQL
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Performance Tuning Prometheus Zabbix Datadog Scripting Google Cloud Sql Optimization System Availability Grafana Puppet Terraform

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator for a full-time, remote opportunity based in Montreal. This role focuses on managing and optimizing modern database systems including MySQL and PostgreSQL, along with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of DBA experience
  • Strong expertise in MySQL or PostgreSQL
  • Advanced SQL knowledge (DDL, DML, DCL)
  • Experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases
  • AWS or GCP experience
  • Linux proficiency
  • Experience with performance tuning, replication, and high availability

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience with Terraform, Puppet, or similar tools
  • Scripting (Bash or Python)
  • Familiarity with monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix)
  • Experience with sharding or partitioning
  • Leadership or mentoring experience

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