Oracle My SQL Database Architect

Accountabilities: • Design, implement, and maintain scalable MySQL database architectures that support reliable, high-performing production environments.

• Provide hands-on expertise across MySQL installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and ongoing database lifecycle management.

• Analyze and optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, configuration improvements, and proactive troubleshooting.

• Design, implement, and manage high-availability, replication, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions to maintain business continuity.

• Monitor database health, capacity, availability, security, and overall operational performance, identifying and addressing potential issues proactively.

• Troubleshoot complex production database incidents, determine root causes, and implement sustainable solutions to prevent recurring issues.

• Collaborate with application development and infrastructure teams on database architecture, schema design, performance considerations, and operational best practices.

• Support database migration and upgrade initiatives, ensuring changes are carefully planned, tested, and executed with minimal disruption.

• Establish and maintain database standards, procedures, and best practices covering performance, reliability, security, backup, and operational management.

Requirements:

• Bring 8+ years of professional experience in MySQL database administration, architecture, or closely related database engineering roles.

• Demonstrate strong hands-on expertise with MySQL, SQL, database indexing, query optimization, performance tuning, and production troubleshooting.

• Have practical experience with MySQL replication, InnoDB, high-availability architectures, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery strategies.

• Demonstrate experience delivering database migration, upgrade, and modernization projects within production environments.

• Possess a strong understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems and their role in supporting database infrastructure.

• Have experience diagnosing complex database performance and availability issues and translating technical findings into effective solutions.

• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a structured approach to troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

• Be comfortable working collaboratively with development, infrastructure, and other technical teams while communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure is a plus.

Benefits:

• Long-term professional opportunity.

• Opportunity to work on scalable, production-critical MySQL database environments.

• Exposure to complex database architecture, high availability, replication, migration, performance optimization, and disaster recovery initiatives.

• The source posting does not specify additional compensation, healthcare, retirement, paid leave, or other benefits.

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