Senior Database Consultant, MySQL

Accountabilities

• Coordinate, analyze, design, implement, and administer database solutions, including database server configuration, maintenance, and optimization.

• Assess customer infrastructure and operational processes, recommending best practices that improve database availability, performance, uptime, and recoverability.

• Administer backup procedures and disaster recovery plans while proactively monitoring environments, responding to alerts, and troubleshooting operational issues.

• Oversee backup, clustering, mirroring, replication, failover, restoration, and recovery of corrupted databases.

• Develop and review technical action plans covering maintenance, deployments, upgrades, and other database lifecycle activities, ensuring complete and accurate client documentation.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of customer environments, including operational notes, warnings, handovers, procedures, and other relevant information.

• Support incident management, problem management, and problem resolution activities, while implementing changes, service requests, and complex technical procedures.

• Prepare customer status and incident reports, respond to technical requests, and maintain alignment with established operating and change-control procedures.

• Monitor service delivery against agreed customer requirements and proactively raise concerns around workload, timelines, or resource pacing.

• Maintain customer-specific technical and physical assets securely and in accordance with established procedures.

• Lead team maintenance activities, including handovers, documentation, process acknowledgements, and incident reviews.

• Improve internal tools and processes by designing monitoring checks, enhancing DBA toolkits, and contributing to performance reviews, audits, and other operational improvements.

• Participate in presales activities, proposal preparation, technical calls, and other customer-facing business development initiatives.

• Contribute to technical content, presentations, conferences, user groups, and other activities that strengthen the broader professional profile of the organization.

• Mentor and train Database Consultants, support new team members through buddy programs, and contribute to the preparation and delivery of technical training.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of overall experience in a Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE), Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or production Database Administrator (DBA) role.

• Strong senior-level expertise in production database environments, with the ability to manage complex reliability, performance, and recovery challenges independently.

• Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming using Python or Go, including practical experience with the Django framework for tooling or application development.

• Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing scalable infrastructure on AWS.

• Deep understanding of automation principles, with strong experience using Terraform, Bash scripting, and Unix/Linux system administration.

• Practical experience with modern infrastructure and database tooling, including Docker, GKE, Vault, ProxySQL, and GitLab for CI/CD.

• Strong understanding of database reliability practices, including replication, clustering, failover, backup, disaster recovery, restoration, and performance optimization.

• Exceptional client-facing and consultative skills, with the ability to manage expectations, navigate competing priorities, and serve as a trusted technical advisor.

• Systematic and analytical approach to troubleshooting, with the ability to identify root causes, hidden patterns, and underlying issues in complex distributed environments.

• Proactive mindset focused on continuous optimization, process improvement, system performance, and architectural enhancements.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex database and infrastructure concepts into clear recommendations for technical and business audiences.

• Strong collaboration, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing abilities within globally distributed teams.

• Comfortable working independently while maintaining high standards of documentation, reliability, responsiveness, and customer service.

Benefits:

• Competitive total rewards package.

• Fully remote work from home with no daily office commute requirement.

• Flexible work environment supported by a stable internet connection.

• Substantial training allowance for developing existing skills, learning new technologies, and pursuing certifications.

• Professional development days and opportunities to participate in industry training.

• Laptop provided with a choice of operating system.

• Annual budget to personalize and improve your home workspace.

• Annual wellness budget that can be used for fitness, gym memberships, massages, and other wellness activities.

• Generous paid vacation and sick days.

• Paid day off for volunteering with a charity of your choice.

• Opportunity to collaborate with experienced technology professionals in a globally distributed environment.

• Exposure to complex database, cloud, automation, and reliability projects across diverse customer environments.

• Opportunities for mentoring, technical leadership, presales involvement, and industry participation.