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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Senior Database Administrator

Salary

$115,400 - $192,300 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to lead our Database Administration team, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and operational stability of our mission-critical database platforms.

Responsibilities:

  • Ensure maintenance, stability, and operational health of all databases and related technologies
  • Mitigate customer-impacting issues and support product and infrastructure releases
  • Provide strategic direction for hosted database architectures and assess the impact of hosted product requirements
  • Lead research into new or alternative technologies and recommend upgrades or changes to database infrastructure
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Database Administrators

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of database administration experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, or managing technical teams
  • Strong understanding of database infrastructure, administration, maintenance, design, and related technologies
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot database connectivity, infrastructure, and performance issues

Technical Skills:

  • MySQL DBA or Database Engineering experience
  • Strong experience with MySQL replication design, implementation, and support
  • Experience with High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architectures
  • Extensive experience with backup and recovery technologies
  • Experience performing MySQL patching, upgrades, and major version migrations

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary ($115,400 - $192,300)
  • Annual incentive bonus
  • Country-specific benefits

Skills

Required

  • MySQL
  • Database Administration
  • High Availability
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Performance Tuning

Nice to have

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