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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead MySQL Database Administrator - **Company:** Verifone - **Location:** Ashford, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Release Automation, Cloud Computing, Databases, System Configuration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Security, Linux, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Master/Slave, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Nagios, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Redis, Release Management, Ansible, Shell Script, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Rust (Programming Language), Datadog, Scripting, Sql Optimization, System Availability, Snowflake, Grafana, Database Optimization, Apache Spark, Database Performance, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Gitlab, Amazon Relational Database Service, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Verifone, Database Monitoring, Puppet, Terraform, New Relic (SaaS), Sql Tuning, Jenkins, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Golang - **Published:** May 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ec822bebfdc64f10 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Time management?, * Minimum 8 years of experience managing MySQL * Experience with MySQL Active/Active cluster setup, Database Upgrade and Migrations, Scripting * Experience administrating MySQL on Linux platform * Experience with MySQL version upgrades in production environments with a zero or very minimum application down time * Experience with design & architecting MySQL environments using any framework such as Galera Cluster or Percona XtraDB * Experience deploying database monitoring using at least one of PMM, New Relic, Datadog, Nagios, Grafana, ELK, AppD, etc. * Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef * Proficiency with cloud infrastructure, AWS RDS or equivalent. * Automation/scripting skills in a modern language like Python, Shell scripting, Go, Java, Rust. * Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, Github Actions, Gitlab. * Advanced experience with database performance tuning including SQL tuning, hardware configuration and capacity planning. * Strong technical leadership, mentoring and time management skills. Preferred Skills (Not Mandatory) * Experience working with PCI (Payment Card Industry Data Security) standards * ITIL environment experience * Deep experience with SQL, stored procedures, functions, triggers, batch jobs, reporting, analytics. * Experience managing PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and/or Oracle. * Experience and knowledge with NoSQL and data engineering technologies such as Kafka, Redis, Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Redshift, ETL, etc. * Experience with data analytics and Business intelligence ## Description Verifone is seeking an experienced MySQL Lead DBA who will be responsible for ensuring database performance, high availability, and security of clusters and single instances of MySQL instances. You will also be responsible for orchestrating upgrades, backups, HA/DR, and provisioning database instances. You will work closely with other teams, including application architects/ Sr. Developers and application support engineers for architecture design and SQL optimization, establishing and documenting best practices., You will be responsible for ensuring that database management policies, processes and procedures are established and followed, adhering to ITIL good practice principles and are subjected to continuous improvement as per PCI standards. They will be responsible for reviewing system design changes to ensure they adhere to expected service standards and recommend changes to ensure maximum stability, availability and efficiency of the supported applications. The candidate should understand the application functionality, business logics and work with application stake holders to understand the requirement and discuss with the new application features and propose the right solutions. He must liaise closely and work in collaboration with the release management teams, support teams and the infrastructure DBAs. * Design, Install, Deploy and Manage MySQL on Physical, Virtual, AWS EC2 / RDS / Aurora. * Build MySQL clusters with a high availability, active-active cluster setup in a large scale and multi datacenter environments having minimum RPO/RTO on a DR scenario * Design and implement uniform backup strategy and business continuity plans across the MySQL environments using Percona XtraDB or custom automation scripts with reliable monitoring and alerting mechanisms * Define thorough and validated database monitoring and alerting, along with documentation for future references * Setup high availability with Master-Master/ Master-slave replication * Maintain stable performance via server optimizations * Guide engineering teams to best practices on server configurations and SQL tuning. * Maintain security and compliance via OS and database version upgrades * Work with application stake holders to create effective database solutions * Create and maintain adhoc reports * Adhere to the incident and change process, prepare thorough documentation, and peer review planned production tasks * Support application release process, and automations * Mentor and develop other engineers on MySQL skills ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Database Magic behind 40 Million operations/s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/748-database-magic-behind-40-million-operations-s) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) - [Accelerating Authentication Architecture: Taking Passwordless to the Next Level](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/733-accelerating-authentication-architecture-taking-passwordless-to-the-next-level) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Software Developer Salary in Switzerland [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/215-software-developer-salary-in-switzerland-2023) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk)