DevOps Engineer

We're working with a leading science and technology solutions company that provides mission-critical support to government and commercial clients.

The Role

• Lead enterprise database environments, specifically MySQL, into the AWS Cloud.
• Administer MySQL clusters, including installation, configuration, maintenance, replication, backup/recovery, and performance tuning.
• Ensure security, availability, reliability, and scalability of mission-critical PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.
• Drive database architecture, capacity planning, high availability design, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, application teams, and infrastructure engineers to streamline deployments and improve database reliability.
• Oversee and lead migration projects, including lift-and-shift, modernization, and re-platforming efforts to AWS cloud environments.

What You'll Need

• Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL administration across on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
• In-depth knowledge of database installation, configuration, optimization, clustering, replication, backup/recovery, and maintenance.
• Proven ability to manage these environments across platforms like VMware, AWS EC2, Amazon RDS, and Amazon Aurora.
• Strong experience with MySQL Cluster, replication technologies, failover configurations, and high-availability architectures.
• Capability to troubleshoot performance issues, analyze execution plans, optimize SQL queries, and implement tuning strategies.
• Experience implementing database security solutions, including encryption, IAM integration, SSL/TLS, and secure access controls.

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies within an enterprise environment.
• Engage in critical migration projects to AWS cloud platforms.
• Contribute to robust security practices and operational best practices.
• Collaborative team environment with opportunities for mentorship.

Apply via Haystack today!