We're working with a leading science and technology solutions company that provides mission-critical support to government and commercial clients.
The Role
- Lead enterprise database environments, specifically MySQL, into the AWS Cloud.
- Administer MySQL clusters, including installation, configuration, maintenance, replication, backup/recovery, and performance tuning.
- Ensure security, availability, reliability, and scalability of mission-critical PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.
- Drive database architecture, capacity planning, high availability design, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, application teams, and infrastructure engineers to streamline deployments and improve database reliability.
- Oversee and lead migration projects, including lift-and-shift, modernization, and re-platforming efforts to AWS cloud environments.
What You'll Need
- Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL administration across on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
- In-depth knowledge of database installation, configuration, optimization, clustering, replication, backup/recovery, and maintenance.
- Proven ability to manage these environments across platforms like VMware, AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, and Amazon Aurora.
- Strong experience with MySQL Cluster, replication technologies, failover configurations, and high-availability architectures.
- Capability to troubleshoot performance issues, analyze execution plans, optimize SQL queries, and implement tuning strategies.
- Experience implementing database security solutions, including encryption, IAM integration, SSL/TLS, and secure access controls.
What's On Offer
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies within an enterprise environment.
- Engage in critical migration projects to AWS cloud platforms.
- Contribute to robust security practices and operational best practices.
- Collaborative team environment with opportunities for mentorship.
Apply via Haystack today!
