AWS - MySQL Database Administrator

Bedford, NH · Information Technology

• Salary range $110-130,000

• Comprehensive Benefit and Retirement Programs 

• stock options, and great perks.

• This is a remote role.

Our client is leading the way with innovative solutions that have been shaping the cybersecurity landscape for the past two decades. Our products and solutions help customers in a way that is simple, secure, and unique. As a Database Administrator, you will take the lead on directly
supporting the MySQL back-end used by our security-focused software products. Responsibilities include working as part of an agile team to design, provision, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain the MySQL instances backing our public cloud identity management solution.

• Supports and maintains mission-critical MySQL server instances

• Ensures cryptographic security of database data and all connections

• Architects and implements fault-tolerant design with minimal

• downtime during failover to other zones, regions

• Can independently setup monitoring and alerting in AWS for critical

• MySQL metrics (CPU%, slow queries, number of connections)

• Implements standard and advanced techniques for database backups

• providing minimal RPO while balancing cost

• Provides direct and responsive support for urgent analytic needs

• Collaborates with others to brainstorm how to tackle complex

• technological infrastructure, security, or development problems

• Participate in on-call rotation to further provide mission-critical

• support

Who Will Be a Great Fit? 
Successful candidates must have extensive experience administering MySQL, be comfortable with both small/isolated instances and large/multi-tenant instances, be a critical thinkers and have strong
diagnostic skills to find and address problems. Additionally, the candidate must be highly organized with strong communication skills and a mindset for continuous improvement.

• 5+ years of MySQL administration experience

• Significant, hands-on experience with AWS services such as RDS, EC2,

• EKS, S3, VPC, CloudWatch

• Expertise with query optimization and performance tuning

• Direct experience defining and implementing aggressive RTO and RPO

• baselines

• Strong understanding of Linux OS fundamentals

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

• Process-oriented with great documentation skills

• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up,

• always-available service