Senior DBA II
RELX•Alpharetta, GA
•$95,300 - $190,500
About The Position
We are seeking candidates with deep production support experience in MySQL replication, database reliability engineering, and cloud-based database platforms. Experience with Azure, AWS, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB is highly desirable. The ideal candidate combines traditional database administration expertise with modern DevOps, SRE, automation, and cloud engineering capabilities and is passionate about building highly reliable, scalable, secure, and automated database platforms.
Requirements
- Experience as a MySQL DBA, Database Engineer, or Reliability Engineer.
- Expertise in MySQL replication, HA/DR architectures, backup/recovery, security, and performance tuning.
- Experience supporting cloud database platforms in Azure and/or AWS.
- Strong automation skills using Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.
- Experience with GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of observability tools such as Grafana, Datadog, ELK, Azure Monitor, or CloudWatch.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, or Oracle is beneficial.
- Knowledge of SRE principles, including SLIs, SLOs, incident management, and post-mortems.
- Experience with cloud modernization, platform engineering, and self-service automation.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted operations and engineering productivity tools.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Azure, AWS, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize MySQL databases in large-scale production environments.
- Design and support highly available, disaster recovery, and multi-region database architectures.
- Perform database upgrades, patching, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
- Build automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and scripting tools.
- Support cloud-hosted databases in Azure and AWS environments.
- Implement monitoring, observability, incident response, and root cause analysis processes.
- Partner with engineering teams to improve database reliability, CI/CD, and cloud modernization initiatives.
- Participate in on-call rotations and production support.
Benefits
- This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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