Job Description – MySQL Database Administrator (5+ Years Experience)
L2 F2F Interview Venue - 900 Silvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Skills: MySQL DBA, AWS, Linux, Performance Tuning, Backup/Recovery
Role Summary
We are hiring 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.
Key Responsibilities
- 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 like mysqldump and Percona XtraBackup.
- 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 DevOps and application teams for schema changes and deployments.
- Participate in on-call rotation for production support.