Database Administrator (US REMOTE)

Job Description

The Database Administrator is responsible for configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining the company’s Production and Development environment databases in a consistent fashion.

They will work with Development to improve the design and performance of our MySQL schemas.The holders of this role will be collectively responsible for owning, tracking, and resolving all database-related incidents and configuration requests to meet our SLA targets.

MySQL Server Maintenance

Backups, restores, clustering and replication

Understand MySQL Server’s use of underlying Linux operating system platform and communicate requirements and standards to the system and network administrators

Evaluate, test and deploy new releases, patches and upgrades of the MySQL Server Platform

Monitoring and Planning

Proactively monitor MySQL platform to ensure stability and uptime against SLA

Implement improvements to our database performance and capacity monitoring in a continuous improvement cycle

Performance Tuning

Performance Tuning and Optimization using both third-party and native monitoring / troubleshooting tools

Index creation and management

Schema improvement recommendations

Security

Deploy table, field and database encryption per best practices

Maintain the server permissions model and monitoring of exceptions

Documentation creation and maintenance

Annotated schema layouts

Server configuration, design decisions, and rationale

Procedures and other related documents as required

Production Support

On-Call rotation in support of Database Platform

Off-hours maintenance activities as scheduled

Ad hoc management of data for both reporting and performance adjustments

Respond to critical alerts

Requirements :

4+ years of experience as a database administrator, with at least 2 of those years being focused on MySQL 5+ on Linux

An energetic self-starter, who is comfortable in a team-oriented environment.

Extensive knowledge of database systems with a focus on MySQL

Familiarity with common tools and techniques needed to develop and maintain database systems both on physical servers in and cloud environments (AWS / Azure particularly key)

Experience with Enterprise MySQL replication topologies

Familiarity with modern development support tools, such as GIT, JIRA, and Confluence or equivalents

Familiarity with some form of Unix / Linux shell scripting in support of MySQL (BASH, KSH, PERL, and / or Python)

Familiarity with MySQL Server security hardening

Skills with troubleshooting MySQL performance and failure issues in a rapid and comprehensive manner

Strong attention to detail

Note : Candidate can reside anywhere in the US.

LI-MP2

LI-REMOTE

Basic Requirements

4+ years of database administrator experience

AND 2+ years of MySQL experience

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Our U.S. Benefits include :

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world.

If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

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