Senior MySQL Database Administrator

About the role

Own the whole database lifecycle as the sole database specialist, covering administration, high availability, tuning and query optimization for a trading technology platform.

What you will do

• Run all database environments from development through staging to production
• Handle security, replication, failover, backups and performance tuning
• Design schemas, indexing strategies, queries and stored procedures
• Promote suitable tooling, procedures and architectural standards
• Review specifications to catch edge cases early and work with development, QA and DevOps
• Mentor developers and QA staff on database good practice

What they look for

• Five or more years as a DBA, with at least three of them on MySQL
• Practical work with failover, security, performance tuning and backup and recovery
• Experience in database design, testing and maintenance
• Scripting skills in Python or Bash
• Strong troubleshooting and a structured approach to root cause analysis
• Good written and spoken English

Nice to have

• C++ development, particularly connecting to MySQL from C++
• Financial markets or trading background such as the FIX protocol
• Familiarity with Jira, SVN and Jenkins