Sustainable Talent
Senior MySQL Database Administrator
Sustainable Talent, California, Missouri, United States, 65018
Senior MySQL Database Administrator (NVIDIA)
Sustainable Talent
is partnering with
NVIDIA , a global leader transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for over 25 years. We are looking for a
Senior MySQL Database Administrator
to support our client's Software Infrastructure and Operations team. This is a W-2, full‑time contract role based in Santa Clara, CA. We offer competitive pay ($80–$110 per hour) based on factors such as experience, education, location, and provide full benefits, PTO, and amazing company culture.
Responsibilities
Provision MySQL instances: standalone, replication, cluster, HA configurations.
Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases.
Handle backup and recovery procedures.
Perform general technical troubleshooting and give consultation to development/operations team.
Maintain integrity of databases across multiple instances as per agreed policies.
Production & Pre‑production deployment and troubleshooting support.
Prepare documentation and specifications.
Handle critical database procedures such as upgrade, recovery, migration, performance tuning, etc.
Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary.
Should be able to write shell/Python scripts.
Monitor DB infrastructure and perform performance tuning (server level, query, etc.) wherever required.
Should have general understanding and working experience on NDB Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, etc.
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
Required Experience
10+ years of experience in DBA activities.
Strong exposure to cloud technologies – OCI, MySQL Heatwave, AWS RDS, etc.
Strong proficiency in MySQL and Elasticsearch database management.
Decent experience with recent MySQL versions (5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 8.0, 9) on‑prem and cloud.
Good hands‑on experience with OCI, MySQL Heatwave, AWS, etc.
Understanding of MySQL's underlying storage engines.
Experience with InnoDB Cluster, HA, replication configuration in MySQL.
Experience with DB monitoring tools MySQL Enterprise, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.
Knowledge of de‑facto standards and best practices in MySQL.
Should be good in Unix or Python shell scripting.
Proficient in optimizing SQL statements.
Knowledge of MySQL features.
Familiarity with another SQL/NoSQL database such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.
Familiarity with configuration management tools like Chef, Ansible, etc.
Knowledge of limitations in MySQL and workarounds compared to other relational databases.
Good communication skills.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Git, Perforce, etc.
Sustainable Talent is an M/F+, disabled, and veteran equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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is partnering with
NVIDIA , a global leader transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for over 25 years. We are looking for a
Senior MySQL Database Administrator
to support our client's Software Infrastructure and Operations team. This is a W-2, full‑time contract role based in Santa Clara, CA. We offer competitive pay ($80–$110 per hour) based on factors such as experience, education, location, and provide full benefits, PTO, and amazing company culture.
Responsibilities
Provision MySQL instances: standalone, replication, cluster, HA configurations.
Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases.
Handle backup and recovery procedures.
Perform general technical troubleshooting and give consultation to development/operations team.
Maintain integrity of databases across multiple instances as per agreed policies.
Production & Pre‑production deployment and troubleshooting support.
Prepare documentation and specifications.
Handle critical database procedures such as upgrade, recovery, migration, performance tuning, etc.
Profile server resource usage, optimize and tweak as necessary.
Should be able to write shell/Python scripts.
Monitor DB infrastructure and perform performance tuning (server level, query, etc.) wherever required.
Should have general understanding and working experience on NDB Cluster, InnoDB Cluster, etc.
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
Required Experience
10+ years of experience in DBA activities.
Strong exposure to cloud technologies – OCI, MySQL Heatwave, AWS RDS, etc.
Strong proficiency in MySQL and Elasticsearch database management.
Decent experience with recent MySQL versions (5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 8.0, 9) on‑prem and cloud.
Good hands‑on experience with OCI, MySQL Heatwave, AWS, etc.
Understanding of MySQL's underlying storage engines.
Experience with InnoDB Cluster, HA, replication configuration in MySQL.
Experience with DB monitoring tools MySQL Enterprise, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.
Knowledge of de‑facto standards and best practices in MySQL.
Should be good in Unix or Python shell scripting.
Proficient in optimizing SQL statements.
Knowledge of MySQL features.
Familiarity with another SQL/NoSQL database such as Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.
Familiarity with configuration management tools like Chef, Ansible, etc.
Knowledge of limitations in MySQL and workarounds compared to other relational databases.
Good communication skills.
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools Git, Perforce, etc.
Sustainable Talent is an M/F+, disabled, and veteran equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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