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Sr MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) DevOps & Cloud

Sr MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) DevOps & Cloud

The AES Group

Alpharetta, GA • Remote

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Position Title: Sr MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) – DevOps & Cloud
Location: Alpharetta, GA (Open to Remote Candidates)

Let’s create our future together at The AES Group!


About The AES Group:

The AES Group is a premier technology consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver the most innovative technology solutions that create the most positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, and other emerging technologies. 

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) to join the Database Services team supporting enterprise-scale database environments across on-premises data centers and cloud platforms. This role is ideal for a hands-on DBA with deep expertise in MySQL production environments, replication, high availability, performance tuning, and DevOps automation.

The successful candidate will help maintain highly available database platforms, support mission-critical production systems, implement automation, improve database observability, and contribute to cloud database initiatives across Azure and AWS.

Key Responsibilities

  • Administer and support MySQL production and development database environments.
  • Design, build, deploy, and maintain highly available database infrastructures.
  • Configure, manage, and troubleshoot MySQL replication environments.
  • Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning.
  • Implement backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
  • Perform MySQL patching, upgrades, and version migrations.
  • Support cloud-hosted databases including Azure and AWS managed database services.
  • Automate database administration tasks using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps tools.
  • Monitor database health using enterprise observability platforms.
  • Troubleshoot production database issues while ensuring maximum uptime and reliability.
  • Collaborate with architects, developers, and infrastructure teams on new database projects.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to support critical production database incidents.
  • Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, and proactive monitoring.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
  • 5–7+ years of professional Database Administration experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on MySQL DBA experience supporting production environments.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Required Technical Skills

MySQL Administration

  • MySQL production administration
  • MySQL replication (setup, configuration, and troubleshooting)
  • High Availability (HA)
  • Disaster Recovery (DR)
  • Backup and recovery
  • Performance tuning
  • Query optimization
  • Production support
  • Security administration
  • MySQL patching and major version upgrades
  • Percona Toolkit / XtraBackup

Cloud Platforms

  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Azure Database Services (Flexible Server preferred)
  • AWS RDS

DevOps & Automation

  • Terraform
  • Terragrunt
  • GitHub Actions
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • CI/CD

Monitoring & Observability

  • Grafana
  • ELK
  • Datadog
  • Splunk

Scripting (Preferred)

  • Bash
  • Python
  • Ansible

Additional Database Experience (Preferred)

  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Cosmos DB
  • Microsoft SQL Server

Top 3 Must-Have Skills

  • Deep experience supporting MySQL Production Replication, High Availability, database stability, reliability, and performance.
  • Strong cloud database experience with Azure and AWS.
  • Experience with DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD automation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting enterprise multi-region and multi-zone database environments.
  • Strong focus on automation and operational excellence.
  • Experience implementing proactive monitoring and database observability solutions.
  • Knowledge of enterprise database lifecycle management.

Success in This Role

Success will be measured by:

  • Delivering high-quality database administration and production support.
  • Meeting project deadlines and operational SLAs.
  • Maintaining database stability, availability, and performance.
  • Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Effective communication and proactive problem-solving.
  • Continuous learning and contribution to team improvements.

Team Overview

The Database Services team provides enterprise database operations, production support, database engineering, and project delivery across critical business systems. The team is expanding its focus on database observability, automation, and proactive performance management to improve reliability and operational efficiency.