MySQL Database Administrator Chicago OR Denver - Onsite

MySQL Database Administrator Chicago OR Denver - Onsite

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Free Wheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we’re making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world. Founded by a team of executives from the world’s leading technology companies, Free Wheel is building the media operations platform for the unified television market.

Companies including ABC, AOL, DIRECTV, ESPN and NBC Universal depend on our robust advertising management/monetization platform, leverage our private marketplace for premium television inventory, and seek out our advisory services, so they can generate revenue from their ad‑supported content. We’re adding to our dynamic team of energetic and creative thinkers who enjoy coming to work every day because they get to do something great!

Free Wheel is seeking a Database Administrator who will report to the Operations DBA Manager to assist in managing databases that support critical line‑of‑business applications. In addition to the technical responsibilities, the ideal candidate should be a valuable team member who is open to giving and receiving recommendations regarding the design of the production environment. Lastly, this role requires adherence to all global DBA team conventions, processes, guidelines, priorities, cadences, tooling, etc.,

and providing support for all requirements from the US side ENG (and other stakeholders), executing key projects, handling BAU tasks, being on‑call, and bridging the gap between the different teams from different locations.

• 2–3 years of hands‑on experience in database management, including installation, monitoring, backup/recovery, and basic performance tuning.
• Experience with MySQL or RDS/Aurora.
• Open‑minded and eager to learn new database technologies as needed by the business.
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and basic troubleshooting skills.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, OCI) and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) is a plus.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; able to follow guidance and steadily grow into more independent responsibilities.
• Candidates with strong learning ability and motivation will be given special consideration—we value growth potential as much as experience.

• Safely execute database changes—including data updates, index tuning, parameter adjustments, schema migrations—while following established procedures and receiving support from senior team members.
• Assist in optimizing database performance, stability, and cost efficiency, including collaboration with upstream/downstream application teams.
• Support database architecture improvements such as topology updates, feature adoption, high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and version upgrades.
• Help implement data governance and security measures and contribute to process improvements.
• Assist in designing and maintaining monitoring and alerting systems to support daily operations and project needs.
• Contribute to building automation tools and services that improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Participate in on‑call rotation under guidance to ensure database service meets SLA/SLO standards.

Free Wheel offers a dynamic, flexible work environment with competitive salary and benefits packages. The challenges we solve are serious, but we’re not. We have fun everyday because we love what we do. We are on a mission to shape the future of television and this is your chance to be part of it. Want to join the team that’s already thinking about what TV is going to look like five years from now?

Apply here!

• Communicates and understands impact of database changes to affected parties and makes recommendations, as appropriate. Maintains hardware platforms…