MySQL DBA — Alpharetta, GA

Greetings from eys39F,

We hope you are good. We are hiring for MySQL DBA to join our Digital Engineering team.

About eys39F

eys39F is a Digital Engineering and Digital Modernization company founded in 1999. We partner with leading global enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations, to build and modernize digital platforms and experiences. Our teams work across AI, cloud-native technologies, and next-generation digital solutions.

Job Title: MySQL DBA

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Employment Type: Full-Time

Exp: 8+ yrs

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) to support the modernization, operation, and ongoing management of database infrastructure supporting global commerce and multi-tenant workloads. The role requires strong hands-on database expertise, with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance, monitoring, and production support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and support MySQL database environments supporting large-scale, multi-tenant applications.

• Support database modernization initiatives, including improvements to database architecture, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency.

• Monitor database health, availability, capacity, and performance across production environments.

• Identify and troubleshoot database performance issues, production incidents, and application/database integration issues.

• Perform SQL performance analysis and optimization for high-volume workloads.

• Support database scalability requirements as transaction volumes and workloads grow.

• Work with engineering and platform teams to improve database reliability and operational processes.

• Support MongoDB environments and database operations where required.

• Establish and maintain appropriate database monitoring and alerting using Datadog and Grafana.

• Participate in incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution of database-related production issues.

• Work closely with application, engineering, and platform teams to ensure database changes are implemented safely and efficiently.

• Follow secure development and database management practices.

• Use Jira and GitHub as part of the engineering and delivery lifecycle

Required Expertise:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in database administration, engineering, or database operations.

• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL.

• Strong knowledge of SQL, including query analysis, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.

• Experience supporting databases for large-scale and multi-tenant applications.

• Experience with database modernization and operations at scale.

• Working knowledge of MongoDB.

• Experience with production monitoring and troubleshooting using Datadog and Grafana.

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

• Familiarity with Jira and GitHub.

• Familiarity with unit testing and API testing in an engineering environment.

• Understanding of secure coding and database security practices.

• Ability to work effectively with application development, platform, and engineering teams.