Senior DBA – Database Reliability Engineer

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. Design, administer, and optimize enterprise MySQL database platforms .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $71,600 - $119,400 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expert knowledge in MySQL administration, including replication, backup and recovery, and performance tuning, while leveraging Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and GitHub for database management. Proficient in developing production-quality code and automation using multiple programming languages, with a strong focus on cloud environments and SRE practices.

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MySQL AdministrationInfrastructure As CodeTerraformProduction-Quality Code DevelopmentSRE Practices

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Hard Skills

MySQL AdministrationReplicationBackup And RecoveryPerformance TuningLinux AdministrationPythonGoTerraformGitHub ActionsKubernetes

Soft Skills

Incident ManagementRoot-Cause AnalysisCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GitHub CopilotGitHubCloud EnvironmentsMicrosoft AzureAI-Assisted Engineering Tools

Industry Keywords

High AvailabilityDisaster RecoveryObservabilitySLOsNetworking Fundamentals

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDNSFirewallsJavaKubernetesLinuxMySQLPythonTCP/IPTerraformGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, administer, and optimize enterprise MySQL database platforms
Engineer and maintain replication, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions, including regular recovery testing
Develop production-quality code and automation for database provisioning, deployments, upgrades, patching, maintenance, and monitoring
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform through GitHub and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines
Define and track SLOs and implement monitoring, alerting, and dashboards for database health and performance
Lead production incident response, root-cause analysis, and blameless postmortems while implementing preventative solutions and self-service automation
Use GitHub Copilot tools to support coding, troubleshooting, testing, and documentation while reviewing AI-generated output
Troubleshoot issues across databases, Linux, Kubernetes, networking, storage, and cloud infrastructure
Partner with application teams on schema design, query performance, capacity planning, and safe database changes
Lead database modernization initiatives, including migrations to cloud-native architectures and managed services
Collaborate with software engineering, SRE, networking, and infrastructure teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expert knowledge of MySQL administration, replication, backup and recovery, high availability, and performance tuning
Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting skills across databases, infrastructure, networking, and cloud environments
Ability to develop, test, and maintain production-quality code and automation using Python, Go, Java, C#, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages
Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, Git workflows, GitHub, and GitHub Actions
Experience managing databases in cloud environments; Microsoft Azure experience is preferred
Working knowledge of SRE practices, including SLOs, observability, incident management, postmortems, and automation
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot CLI, Copilot app, or Copilot in VS Code, including reviewing and validating AI-generated output
Strong networking fundamentals, including DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, firewalls, SSL/TLS, and virtual networking
Experience supporting databases on VMs or Kubernetes and/or building AI-assisted or agent-driven automation workflows is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual incentive bonus
Country-specific benefits
Disability and accommodation support during the hiring process