Candidate Profile

• The successful candidate will be a self-driven Senior MySQL DBA with proven experience in large-scale systems
• The candidate will have a deep understanding of MySQL (major), Aurora RDS (minor), Oracle (minor), and middleware technologies.
• The candidate will be following the latest industry trends and be passionate about database administration for large-scale systems

Key Responsibilities

• Improve existing database infrastructure and processes in the 3 countries we’re currently deployed in as well as streamlining processes to hit our goal of deploying to 20 new countries over the next 2 years
• Holistically improve all aspects of our database infrastructure, including reducing costs, streamlining environment provisioning, lowering response times, incorporating the latest techniques and technologies, and more
• Monitor and maintain the existing database infrastructure via autoscaling, automated alerts and Zabbix dashboards
• Take ownership and responsibility for all of our database infrastructure
• Liaise with external security agencies for annual audits as well as perform our own internal security sweeps
• Aid in reconfiguring existing architecture and database structure to allow for rapid deployment to new countries