Senior MySQL Database Administrator

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Keeper SecurityCybersecurity Software
Remote, USFull-TimeSenior
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Experience
6+ years
Required Skills
AWSAmazon RDSDynamoDBMySQLRedshift

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience administering and operating MySQL databases in production environments
  • Strong experience with AWS database services, including RDS, and familiarity with services such as Redshift and DynamoDB
  • Expert knowledge of database administration best practices, including performance tuning, backup and restore, replication, disaster recovery and security
  • Experience designing and supporting highly available, fault-tolerant database architectures
  • Experience evaluating, implementing and maintaining database schema changes in controlled production environments
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code or database change management tooling, including Liquibase
  • Ability to use AI tools effectively to support DBA workflows such as troubleshooting, automation, analysis and operational efficiency
  • Strong documentation and design discipline, with an engineering-first approach to planning and implementation
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

  • Maintain databases across development, QA and production environments in multiple regions
  • Continually improve database performance, efficiency, reliability and security
  • Design and support fault-tolerant, highly available database architecture, including replication, failover and disaster recovery capabilities
  • Administer and optimize AWS database services such as RDS, Redshift and DynamoDB
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Engineering and Software Development teams on query optimization, schema design and database management best practices
  • Manage backup and restore procedures, database monitoring, alerting and incident response
  • Help standardize and automate database operations using repeatable tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices
  • Use AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve DBA productivity, troubleshooting, analysis and operational efficiency
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support production systems and resolve escalated issues
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