Senior MySQL Database Administrator, AWS/RDS

About the role

Keeper Security is hiring a Senior Database Administrator to join our DevOps team. This is a 100% remote position, with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates based in the Chicago, IL or El Dorado Hills, CA metro areas.

Responsibilities

• Maintain databases across development, QA and production environments in multiple regions
• Continually improve database performance, efficiency, reliability and security
• Design and support fault-tolerant, highly available database architecture, including replication, failover and disaster recovery capabilities
• Administer and optimize AWS database services such as RDS, Redshift and DynamoDB
• Collaborate with DevOps, Engineering and Software Development teams on query optimization, schema design and database management best practices
• Evaluate, test and deploy database changes that support new system deployments, product features and platform improvements
• Manage backup and restore procedures, database monitoring, alerting and incident response
• Help standardize and automate database operations using repeatable tooling and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Use AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve DBA productivity, troubleshooting, analysis and operational efficiency
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support production systems and resolve escalated issues

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience administering and operating MySQL databases in production environments
• Strong experience with AWS database services, including RDS, and familiarity with services such as Redshift and DynamoDB
• Expert knowledge of database administration best practices, including performance tuning, backup and restore, replication, disaster recovery and security
• Experience designing and supporting highly available, fault-tolerant database architectures
• Experience evaluating, implementing and maintaining database schema changes in controlled production environments
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code or database change management tooling, including Liquibase
• Able to use AI tools effectively to support DBA workflows such as troubleshooting, automation, analysis and operational efficiency
• Strong documentation and design discipline, with an engineering-first approach to planning and implementation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Due to this role’s involvement in regulated cloud environments, all applicants must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with database automation, scripting and operational tooling
• Experience supporting multi-region production environments
• Familiarity with cloud security, compliance and access control best practices
• Experience partnering closely with application engineering teams on database performance and reliability
• Experience in cybersecurity or other security-sensitive software environments

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K (Roth/Traditional)
• A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)
• Above market annual bonuses

Classification

Exempt

Keepers Candidate Privacy Notice

This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

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• You're hired (transfers to employee records)

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