Responsibilities:
- Manage the operations of existing databases
- Plan, design and implement next database architecture
- Work with development staff to optimize existing queries
- Optimize existing data sets through the addition of indexes or other means
- Manage backup and recovery plans for databases
- Provide after hours on-call support
Required Experience:
- Four year degree or equivalent experience in Database Administration
- 2-3 years of experience managing complex production database systems
- Expert with MySQL: server tuning, query optimization, replication strategies, storage engines, monitoring, capacity planning, and backup
- Passion for efficient and scalable database architecture and design
- Expertise with large data sets (1.5+ TB)
- Experience with HA environments
- Knowledge of MongoDB, Redis, MemSQL, and/or MS SQL is a plus