MySQL Posrgres DBA Professional

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch MySQL and PostgreSQL database systems.
• Monitor database performance and proactively address slow queries, locking, and resource bottlenecks.
• Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Manage replication (streaming, logical, or GTID-based) and clustering (e.g., MySQL Group Replication, Patroni).
• Handle database migrations, version upgrades, and data transformation tasks.
• Automate DBA tasks using shell scripts, Python, or Ansible.
• Ensure data security, compliance, and access control in database environments.
• Work with developers on schema design, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
• Maintain documentation and contribute to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Monitor and manage cloud-based databases (AWS RDS, Aurora, GCP Cloud SQL, etc.).

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 47+ years of hands-on experience with MySQL (5.7/8.0) and PostgreSQL (12+) administration.
• Strong proficiency in SQL, PL/pgSQL, and stored procedures.
• Expertise in database backup and recovery tools like pgBackRest, mysqldump, Percona XtraBackup.
• Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Zabbix, Nagios, pgBadger).
• Familiarity with Linux-based environments (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS).
• Understanding of ACID principles, MVCC, and transaction management.