Sr DBA

Sr Database Administrator in Denver, CO

Top 5 Technical Skills:

1. MySQL
2. Redshift
3. AWS Database Migration Service
4. Tuning, Performance
5. Trouble-shooting - 24x7 Call Support

Top Soft Skills:

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
2. Collaborative, cross-functional environment

Candidate Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with AWS MySQL Aurora 5.7 or above, including 24x7 production support and on-call troubleshooting.
• Experience with database migrations, and agile development methodology.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently, and collaborate effectively with developers during software deployments and data migrations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Minimum Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 8+ years as a MySQL, Redshift DBA, with expertise in design, implementation, backup, recovery, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Strong understanding of database consolidation techniques and best practices.
• Experience with data migration tools and techniques, such as AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) or similar.
• Proficiency in SQL and database performance tuning.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy for merging the two databases into a single Aurora MySQL database while minimizing downtime and ensuring data integrity.
• Experience with 24x7 support, troubleshooting, and managing databases in cloud environments (AWS).
• Experience with cloud-based services (AWS Cloudwatch, DataDog, Percona Monitoring Management PMM).
• Expertise in high-availability database features, replication, disaster recovery, and live production schema changes.
• Proficiency with cloud-specific technologies (S3, Route 53, CloudFormation), version control tools (GitHub), and database life-cycle management.
• Knowledge of database security, backup retention policies, and scaling databases.
• Experience with managing the full life cycle of database schema design and implementation, which includes script management from development through production releases.
• Experience implementing database schema changes in a live production environment requiring minimal downtime and zero performance impact.

Benefits:

SES hires W2 benefitted and non-benefitted consultants. Our contract employee benefits include group medical dental vision life LT and ST disability insurance, 21 days of accrued paid time off, 401k, tuition reimbursement, performance bonuses, paid overtime, and more.

Please contact me to discuss the details of this position further.

*Please forward resume directly to for immediate consideration jmurphy @ ses.com