What are the responsibilities and job description for the MySQL Database Administrator position at FreeWheel?
Notes:
- No Visa sponsorship provided.
- Location should be any of: Chicago, Denver, (Reston Virginia TBD)
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:
FreeWheel is seeking a Database Administrator who will report to the Operations DBA Manager to assist in managing databases that support critical line-of-business applications. This individual will own critical changes to production databases in collaboration with the Engineering team, offering guidance and ensuring seamless coordination of these changes while maintaining a high Service Level Objective (99.99% uptime, etc.) commitment. In addition to the technical responsibilities, the ideal candidate should be a valuable team member who is open to giving and receiving recommendations regarding the design of the production environment. Lastly, this role requires adherence to all global DBA team conventions, processes, guidelines, priorities, cadences, tooling, etc., and providing support for all requirements from the US side ENG (and other stakeholders), executing key projects, handling BAU tasks, being on-call, and bridging the gap between the different teams from different locations.
Responsibilities
- Provide 24/7 on-call support to ensure database service meets SLA/SLO requirements.
- Safely execute all database changes in compliance with release protocols, while addressing ad-hoc requests from cross-functional teams across global locations.
- Proactively optimize database performance, stability, security, and cost efficiency, including upstream/downstream application tuning.
- Review and implement database changes such as:
- Data updates
- Index tuning
- Parameter adjustments
- Schema migrations
- Capacity planning
- Application-level enhancements
- Drive database architecture evolution, including topology design, engine/feature adoption, high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), consistency strategies, and upgrade planning.
- Enforce data governance and security policies, and support implementation of DB-related processes and enhancements.
- Continuously monitor and optimize database cost through data-driven analysis and industry best practices.
- Design, implement, and enhance monitoring and alerting systems to support both BAU operations and project initiatives.
- Build and maintain automation tools, services, and portals to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
About You
- 4 - 5 years of end-to-end database management experience, including installation, monitoring, performance tuning, backup/recovery, replication, and HA/DR solutions.
- Hands-on experience with one or more of the following: MySQL, RDS (MySQL/Aurora), DynamoDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Snowflake.
- Eager to expand your expertise to new database technologies as required by FreeWheel’s evolving business needs.
- Proficient in at least one programming or scripting language: Go, Python, Ansible, JavaScript, Vue.js, CSS, Java, C/C .
- Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems (e.g., Rocky Linux, Red Hat, Debian, CentOS); Windows experience is a plus.
- Familiar with cloud platforms, especially AWS or OCI.
- Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana/Kibana, ELK, Nagios.
- Comfortable working with geographically distributed systems across WAN environments.
- Familiarity with infrastructure components like Nginx, NetScaler, VPLS, GSLB, and storage solutions (e.g., EBS, PureStorage, Cohesity).
- Proven ability to troubleshoot, design, and build fault-tolerant systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent professional experience.
- Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
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