Senior MySQL Database Administrator - High Availability & Performance

Location: Remote

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience Level: Mid-Senior / Senior

Compensation: Up to USD $5,000/month

Exclusive FitNext: No

About the Company

We’re partnering with a company supporting mission-critical U.S. operations through highly available and reliable technology infrastructure.

Their database environments support essential business applications and 24/7 operations, requiring strong expertise in database architecture, security, performance, and reliability.

The Challenge

We’re looking for a hands-on Senior MySQL Database Administrator to support, secure, and modernize highly available MySQL environments.

You will take ownership of database architecture, production support, performance optimization, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.

Working closely with U.S.-based application, development, infrastructure, security, and business teams, you will design scalable database solutions, lead technical projects, and ensure reliable data services for mission-critical operations.

This role requires someone who is comfortable both designing future-state database architectures and leading technical troubleshooting during critical production incidents.

Must Have

• Strong hands-on experience as a MySQL Database Administrator.
• Experience designing and managing highly available MySQL environments.
• Strong knowledge of MySQL replication, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
• Experience with database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, and capacity planning.
• Experience with backup strategies, point-in-time recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of MySQL installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Experience handling production support, monitoring, security, and incident response.
• Ability to lead database deployments, migrations, upgrades, and modernization projects.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with U.S.-based teams across time zones.
• Self-directed mindset and ability to lead technical troubleshooting independently.



Nice to Have

• Experience working with cloud providers and managed database service providers.
• Experience with database security and compliance requirements.
• Vendor management experience.
• Experience developing database documentation, recovery plans, and operational procedures.
• Experience supporting 24/7 mission-critical production environments.