Lead Database Administrator

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PartnerizePartnership automation

This role is fully remote and open to candidates based anywhere in the UK or the US.Full-TimeLead

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Advanced administration of MySQL in production environments, on-premise or in the cloud.
Strong Linux system administration and networking awareness to support, secure, and maintain servers.
Experience as the sole or lead owner of large production database infrastructure in a SaaS environment, with accountability for availability and performance.
Experience coordinating with external technical stakeholders and working with light change management processes.
Advanced experience configuring and troubleshooting MySQL replication, including primary-replica, multi-master, and GTID setups.
Ability to resolve replication lag, manage failovers, and execute disaster recovery plans.
Working understanding of database monitoring tools, measures, thresholds, and response mechanics.
Deep expertise in query tuning, slow query analysis, and schema optimization, including normalization, partitioning, query rewrites, and indexing.
Experience executing minimal-downtime upgrades and complex migrations.
Strong Python and/or Bash scripting skills for building robust, version-controlled automation.
Experience securing database infrastructure with SSL/TLS encryption, user access control, audit logging, and automated backup encryption.
Desirable experience with Ansible, Kubernetes or containerized databases, GitLab, monitoring stacks such as Prometheus and Grafana, PostgreSQL, AWS, Apache Druid, Snowflake, Jira, and Confluence.

Own daily database operations, including backup management, resolving slow-running queries, and performance tuning.
Design, secure, and maintain Linux servers supporting distributed databases.
Plan and deliver database upgrades and migrations, including step-by-step execution plans and stakeholder communication about business impacts.
Scope incoming work, delegate where appropriate, and act as the database escalation point for support teams.
Measure and optimize system performance and lead automation of database management and monitoring.
Work with development teams, product owners, and stakeholders to meet database needs and improve database testability in software deployments.
Document procedures, best practices, and troubleshooting steps.
Plan, prioritize, and estimate tasks using Jira, and support critical database issues during and outside normal business hours.
Coach and mentor engineers on database design, optimization, and migration strategies.

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