Senior MySQL Database Administrator

Senior MySQL Database Administrator
Engineering | Europe | Full-time
About the company
Our client is a fast-growing global fintech software vendor and a recognized player in electronic trading technology. For more than ten years they have supplied high-performance trading and market data platforms to leading banks, hedge funds and other institutional participants.
Their modular, scalable platform helps clients make quicker, better-informed trading decisions and improve execution quality across several asset classes. Engineering teams are located across Europe, and the culture is collaborative and innovation-driven.
The role
We are looking for an experienced MySQL DBA to own the full database lifecycle: day-to-day administration, high availability and failover, performance tuning, and optimization of SQL queries and stored procedures. You will be the single go-to database specialist for the organization.

Key responsibilities

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Work within fast iteration cycles to help ship reliable, high-quality products
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Build and maintain database infrastructure hands-on
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Take ownership of every database environment: development, staging and production
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Handle administration topics such as security, replication and failover, backups and performance tuning
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Handle design topics such as schema structure, indexing strategy, and query and stored procedure design
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Introduce and promote suitable tools, procedures, best practices and architectural standards
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Review specification documents carefully to identify edge cases and unusual scenarios early
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Collaborate with development, QA and DevOps teams
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Grow into the in-house database authority
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Coach developers and QA engineers on database best practices

Requirements

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5+ years of experience as a DBA, including at least 3 years specifically with MySQL
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Hands-on experience with failover, security, performance optimization and backup/recovery
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Hands-on experience with database design, testing and maintenance
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Ability to work independently as the only DBA in the company
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Scripting experience (Python, Bash)
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Strong troubleshooting skills and a structured approach to root cause analysis
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Good written and spoken English (mandatory)
Nice to have
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C++ development experience, especially connecting to MySQL from C++ code
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Background in financial markets or trading (e.g. FIX protocol)
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Experience with Jira, SVN and Jenkins