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Programming.com · 18 hours ago

Senior Sql Database Administrator

San Jose, CA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

Programming.com is seeking a Senior MySQL / AWS Aurora DBA to join their team. The role involves optimizing and operating MySQL and AWS Aurora databases, ensuring performance tuning, and maintaining data integrity.

ConsultingInformation ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Vishal Puri

Responsibilities

Strong hands-on experience with MySQL performance tuning and optimization

Proven experience operating and optimizing AWS Aurora (RDS) in production environments

Expertise in query profiling, EXPLAIN / EXPLAIN ANALYZE, indexing, and schema tuning

Ability to identify and resolve database performance bottlenecks, including locking, workload analysis, and parameter tuning

Experience designing data archiving and purging strategies while maintaining data integrity

Experience with Aurora MySQL engine upgrades, including blue/green deployments

Strong knowledge of monitoring, alerting, backup & restore, failover, and operational best practices

Excellent communication skills are mandatory — the client is very particular about communication

Qualification

MySQL performance tuningAWS Aurora optimizationQuery profilingDatabase performance analysisData archiving strategiesMonitoringAlertingCommunication

Required