MySQL Database Administrator

Job Summary

Supporting database operations on a remote basis, the contract Database Administrator III will manage MySQL database systems, enhance database performance, and automate administrative processes while ensuring stability and reliability across production and development environments.

Key responsibilities

• Support MySQL database management systems and related software
• Design and build database environments while improving stability, reliability, and performance
• Automate database administration processes and support critical database issues during on-call rotations

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of MySQL Database Administration experience
• 2+ years of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD experience using Terraform and GitHub Actions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• Experience with high availability, multi-region replication, and disaster recovery
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana or Datadog