DevOps Database Administrator

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Full Time

Skills

MySQL
RDS
Terraform
DevOps
Database
observability

Job Details

Primary Responsibilities
  • Install, configure, and maintain MySQL RDS and Amazon Aurora databases.
  • Perform database migrations, backups, and disaster recovery planning.
  • Optimize database performance and queries.
  • Automate database provisioning and deployments with Terraform.
  • Integrate database operations with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
  • Ensure database security and compliance with standards.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve database issues in production and staging environments.
  • Monitor database health using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Required Qualifications
  • Proven experience managing and optimizing MySQL databases in cloud environments.
  • Strong understanding of database architecture, indexing, and performance diagnostics.
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation.
  • Expertise in using Git for version control and managing collaborative workflows.
  • Experience in automating database deployments within DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  • Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages for automating tasks.
  • Experience with production incident response, including troubleshooting database-related issues in real-time.
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