job summary: We are seeking a seasoned Senior Aurora RDS MySQL DBA with a senior background in database administration and a willingness to explore MongoDB. As a Senior DBA, you will play a crucial role in managing, optimizing, and securing our Aurora RDS MySQL databases while also contributing your expertise to enhance our MongoDB environments. This position requires a deep understanding of MySQL, Aurora RDS, and the ability to adapt and apply your skills to MongoDB. Requirements -

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5-9 years of experience as a Senior Database Administrator, with a focus on Aurora RDS MySQL and a willingness to learn MongoDB.
• Expertise in MySQL and Aurora RDS database administration and optimization.
• Familiarity with MongoDB database administration, including replication, sharding, and scaling.
• Advanced knowledge of database security practices and compliance.
• Proficiency in SQL, NoSQL, query optimization, and database design principles.
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Communication, leadership, and teamwork abilities.

  location: San Diego, California job type: Contract salary: $40 - 41 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities:

• Maintaining, optimizing and securing the Aurora RDS MySQL payments databases
• Performance tuning and building metrics around performance
• Optimizing queries and enhancing the MongoDB instances
• Supporting the payments application developers when identifying issues related to MySQL
• Supporting and improving the process of upgrading to MySQL 8.0
• Participate in cross training of PostgreSQL and SQL Server
• Responsible for some data engineering activities like database modeling and other security practices

  qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 6 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors (required)

  skills:

Mainframe

MySQL

MongoDB

AWS

Aurora RDS Cluster

Data Modeling

AWS CloudFormation

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