MySQL DBA

Englewood Cliffs, NJ | 5-8 years of experience

This role requires an experienced MySQL Database Administrator with a minimum of 5 years of hands‑on experience in managing, tuning, and supporting MySQL environments. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Linux, AWS cloud services, and production‑grade MySQL administration.

• Install, configure, and maintain MySQL 5.7/8.0 on Linux‑based systems.
• Perform database performance tuning, slow query analysis, and index optimization.
• Manage backup and recovery using tools such as mysqldump and Percona Xtra Backup.
• Configure and support MySQL replication (master‑slave, GTID replication).
• Work on high availability setups (MySQL Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, Galera).
• Maintain and optimize AWS‑hosted databases: EC2 MySQL instances, AWS RDS/Aurora MySQL.
• Troubleshoot database performance, latency, and system resource issues.
• Perform regular patching, upgrades, and engine maintenance.
• Implement and manage user access, privileges, and security best practices.
• Work closely with Dev Ops and application teams for schema changes and deployments.
• Participate in on‑call rotation for production support.

• Exposure to Percona MySQL or MariaDB.
• Experience with Shell/Python scripting for automation.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Git Lab CI.
• Experience with monitoring tools: PMM, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog.