Lead Database Administrator
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Lead database administrator owning MySQL infrastructure, reliability, and performance. Scaling Partnerize’s partnership automation platform across UK and US remote teams.
Responsibilities:
- Take complete, hands-on ownership of daily database operations, including backup management, resolving slow-running queries, and performance tuning
- Design, secure, and maintain underlying Linux servers supporting distributed databases
- Plan, manage, and deliver database upgrades and migrations
- Create step-by-step execution plans and communicate technical considerations and business impacts to non-technical stakeholders
- Scope incoming work, delegate where appropriate, and act as the definitive database escalation point
- Measure and optimise system performance
- Lead automation of management and monitoring for database platform infrastructure
- Collaborate with development teams, product owners, and stakeholders to meet database needs
- Improve the testability of database aspects within software deployments
- Document procedures, best practices, and troubleshooting steps
- Plan, prioritise, and estimate tasks using Jira
- Provide critical database support during and outside normal business hours
- Mentor and coach engineers on database design, optimisation, and migration strategies
Requirements:
- Advanced administration of MySQL in production environments, on-premise or in the cloud
- Strong Linux system administration and networking awareness
- Experience as the sole or lead owner for large production database infrastructure within a SaaS environment
- Accountability for database availability and performance
- Experience coordinating with external technical stakeholders and adhering to light change management processes
- Advanced experience configuring and troubleshooting MySQL replication setups, including primary-replica, multi-master, and GTID
- Ability to resolve replication lag, manage failovers, and execute disaster recovery plans
- Working understanding of database monitoring tools and patterns
- Deep expertise in query tuning, slow query analysis, and schema optimisation, including normalisation, partitioning, query rewrites, and indexing strategies
- Proven experience executing minimal-downtime upgrades and complex migrations
- Highly skilled in automating database processes using Python and/or Bash
- Experience securing database infrastructure through SSL/TLS encryption, user access control, audit logging, and automated backup encryption
- Openness to learn required technologies
- Interest in development, new technologies, and innovation
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible work environment
- Flexible Time Off Policy – Take the time you need
- Enhanced parental leave (16 weeks for birth parent, 8 weeks for non-birth parent at full pay)
- Regular company events and activities
- Robust Company Sponsored Health & Welfare Benefits
- 401k Plan – 4% employee match
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
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