Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Capstone IT is seeking an experienced MySQL DBA to support, maintain, and optimize critical MySQL database environments. This role will focus on database performance, availability, clustering, replication, upgrades, and operational support activities across production systems.
Responsibilities
- Administer and support production MySQL database environments
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot MySQL clustering and high-availability solutions
- Monitor database health, performance, replication, and availability
- Perform database upgrades, patching, backups, and recovery operations
- Optimize database performance, indexing strategies, and query execution plans
- Support development teams through ticket resolution and troubleshooting activities
- Participate in database architecture discussions and capacity planning efforts
- Maintain operational documentation and support change management processes
Skills
- Strong hands-on MySQL administration experience
- Advanced SQL development and troubleshooting skills
- Experience supporting MySQL clustering technologies and high-availability architectures
- Experience with replication, failover, and disaster recovery planning
- Expertise with database tuning, indexing, backups, and performance optimization
- Experience supporting production database environments
- Ability to independently manage operational support activities
- Experience with Galera Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, Group Replication, or similar technologies
- Linux administration experience
- Shell scripting experience
- Exposure to cloud-based database platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Experience supporting large-scale transactional systems
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