Database Administrator Senior

Job Description

Do you relish the prospect of working with cutting-edge database technology Would you enjoy working with a truly global team Join our highly skilled Site Reliability teamOur team designs, develops, and manages applications and infrastructure that support Akamais Compute products and services. We do all of this while maintaining Akamais mission at the forefront of what we do: make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.Partner with the bestAs a Senior Database Administrator, youll execute on database strategies and take responsibility for the integrity, architecture, modeling, security, and performance tuning for our MySQL databases. Youll play a key role in managing and improving the health and stability of our MySQL instances. Youll regularly partner with development and systems groups to provide deep subject matter expertise in various projectsAs a Database Administrator Senior, you will be responsible for:
• Performing database administration; install, configure, upgrade, and migrate existing databases
• Responding to and resolving database related requests from other departments
• Defining database requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence the new designs and standards
• Identifying data security related issues and help with improving overall security of the database environment
• Collaborating with our support, operations and engineering teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex problems
• Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues
Do what you loveTo be successful in this role you will:
• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree or its equivalent in work experience
• Have experience with MySQL/Percona Server with focus on Innodb storage ,MySQL configuration, database performance, and query optimization
• Display an understanding of MySQL Replication principles (GTID based & binary log position based) and replication topologies
• Have experience assisting developers with database development and schema design principles (normalization and denormalization where needed)
• Possess professional experience using Percona toolkit, ProxySQL, and other database tools in a high-traffic, highly available environment
• Possess knowledge of backup strategies and disaster recovery scenarios
Work in a way that works for youFlexBase, Akamais Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. Learn what makes Akamai a great place to workConnect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.At Akamai, were curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, youll thrive here.Working for youAt Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.About usAkamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the worlds most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.Join usAre you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! #LI-Remote# Linode - Compute.,

Keyskills :
databasesproject administrationrmansubject matter expertisedatabase administrationsql server