MySQL Database Administrator

Job Opportunity: Senior MySQL Database Administrator Location:100% Remote Duration: Contract Key Responsibilit yPosition Descriptio • Own lifecycle of relational database environments across dev–pro • Ensure uptime, performance, resiliency, and data protectio • Monitor systems; prevent, detect, and resolve issues proactivel • Manage backups, recovery, upgrades, and migrations with minimal disruptio • Optimize queries, schemas, and indexing for efficiency at scal • Support high-availability and replication architecture • Enforce access control, encryption, and audit readines • Partner with engineering on schema design, ETL, and data workflow • Contribute to capacity planning and infrastructure decision s Required Skill • 5+ years production database administration (large-scale datasets • Strong SQL (complex queries, procedures, indexing, partitioning • Deep knowledge of storage engines, transactions, and concurrenc • Experience with replication, clustering, and failover strategie • Backup/recovery expertise and disaster recovery executio • Performance tuning (query analysis, configuration optimization • Familiarity with monitoring/alerting tools and metrics (latency, uptime • Scripting for automation (e.g., Python, Bash • Strong troubleshooting, communication, and incident response skill • Ability to participate in on-call rotation sBonus Skill • Experience with distributed or clustered database framework • Exposure to observability platforms and performance dashboard • Compliance/security standards familiarity (data protection, audits • Data pipeline / ETL support experienc • Prior mentoring or technical leadershi • Relevant database certification