Senior Cloud Database Administrator – MySQL, AWS RDS, Aurora

• Administer and optimize MySQL/InnoDB databases on AWS RDS and Aurora MySQL, including provisioning, scaling, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning
• Troubleshoot complex production issues such as slow queries, replication lag, locking, deadlocks, and resource contention
• Tune performance through execution plan analysis, query and index optimization, and InnoDB configuration
• Design and maintain backup, restore, PITR, and disaster recovery procedures meeting defined RTOs and RPOs
• Support high availability using Aurora clusters, Multi-AZ, read replicas, and automated failover
• Monitor health, performance, and capacity using CloudWatch and Performance Insights/Database Insights, and recommend right-sizing
• Automate DBA operations and build self-service capabilities using Python, Bash, SQL, AWS CLI, and Infrastructure as Code where applicable
• Implement secure, least-privilege configurations, including IAM, encryption, and credential management, and support audits and compliance
• Participate in on-call and incident response, including root cause analysis
• Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum team and maintain runbooks, documentation, and database standards

• 10+ years of experience in Database Administration, Database Engineering, or Database Reliability Engineering
• Extensive hands-on MySQL experience with deep knowledge of InnoDB internals (transactions, locking, deadlocks, buffer pool, redo/undo logs, crash recovery)
• Strong hands-on experience administering MySQL on AWS RDS and/or Aurora MySQL
• Proven performance tuning, query optimization, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong experience with backups, restores, PITR, disaster recovery, and high availability (Multi-AZ, read replicas, Aurora failover)
• Hands-on experience with CloudWatch and Performance Insights/Database Insights
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, SQL, AWS CLI, or similar)
• Solid understanding of AWS security (IAM, encryption, access controls)
• Experience in Agile teams, with strong communication and documentation skills
• Preferred: Terraform or CloudFormation; AWS Lambda, Systems Manager, or EventBridge; PostgreSQL; Kubernetes/EKS; CI/CD; regulated environments; AWS cost optimization; building self-service database platforms

• Experience our fun, inclusive, innovative culture that values your unique contributions and supports your professional growth.
• Daily opportunities to learn, innovate, and excel.
• Career growth opportunities and resources.
• High-energy, engaging work environment.
• Freedom to work from home or any location of your choice.
• Work-life balance with no stressful commute.