MySQL Database Administrator

MySQL Database Administrator (5+ Years Experience)

L2 F2F Interview Venue—900 Silvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632

Experience: Minimum 5 Years

Skills: MySQL DBA, AWS, Linux, Performance Tuning, Backup/Recovery

Role Summary

We are hiring an experienced MySQL Database Administrator with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in managing, tuning, and supporting MySQL environments. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Linux, AWS cloud services, and production-grade MySQL administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain MySQL 5.7 / 8.0 on Linux-based systems.

• Perform database performance tuning, slow query analysis, and index optimization.

• Manage backup and recovery using tools like mysqldump and Percona XtraBackup.

• Configure and support MySQL replication (Master-Slave, GTID replication).

• Work on high availability setups (MySQL Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, Galera).

• Maintain and optimize AWS-hosted databases: EC2 MySQL instances, AWS RDS / Aurora MySQL.

• Troubleshoot database performance, latency, and system resource issues.

• Perform regular patching, upgrades, and engine maintenance.

• Implement and manage user access, privileges, and security best practices.

• Work closely with DevOps and application teams for schema changes and deployments.

• Participate in on-call rotation for production support.