Ursus, Inc.

Job Description:

We are looking for a world-class DBA to join our Software Infrastructure and Operations team. This position will be part of a fast-paced group that develops and maintains complex IAAS/PAAS build environments on platforms including MySQL, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB.

We are seeking a candidate with approximately 10+ years of experience in MySQL Database Administration to manage our build and test platforms. Responsibilities include provisioning, maintaining existing DB infrastructure, enhancements, and working through issues together with the application development and operations teams.

Responsibilities:

• 10+ years of experience in DBA activities

• Provision MySQL instances: standalone, replication, cluster, and HA configurations

• Strong exposure to cloud technologies such as OCI, MySQL Heatwave, and AWS RDS

• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases

• Handle backup and recovery procedures

• Perform general technical troubleshooting and provide consultation to development/operations teams

• Maintain database integrity across multiple instances based on policies

• Production and pre-production deployment and troubleshooting support

• Prepare documentation and specifications

• Manage upgrades, recovery, migrations, performance tuning, etc.

• Profile server resource usage, optimize and tune as necessary

• Ability to write shell/Python scripts

• Monitor DB infrastructure and conduct performance tuning (server-level, query optimization)

• General understanding and hands-on experience with NDB Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, etc.

• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders

Skills:

• Strong proficiency in MySQL and Elasticsearch database management

• Experience with recent versions of MySQL (5.5 9+) on-prem and cloud

• Solid hands-on experience with OCI, MySQL Heatwave, AWS, etc.

• Understanding of MySQL storage engines

• Experience with InnoDB Cluster, HA, and replication in MySQL

• Experience with DB monitoring tools such as MySQL Enterprise, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.

• Knowledge of de-facto standards and best practices in MySQL

• Strong Unix or Python shell scripting skills

• Proficient in optimizing SQL statements

• Knowledge of core MySQL features

• Familiarity with other SQL/NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, etc.

• Familiarity with configuration management tools like Chef, Ansible, etc.

• Understanding of MySQL limitations and workarounds compared to other relational databases

• Strong communication skills

• Proficient with code versioning tools such as Git, Perforce, etc.

BENEFITS SUMMARY: Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.

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