Database Administrator

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com. Job Title: DBA Location: Englewood Cliffs, NJ DURATION:- 12+ Months Local candidate only on W2. Job Description •    The lead DBA role requires hands-on production database administration skills, deep technical expertise MySQL including various third party versions like Percona Server. •    The DBA will work closely with the development teams and operations team to manage, support and maintain more than 50 instances on MySQL Database across  Digital platform. Required Technical & Leadership Skill Sets •    BS degree or higher in Computer Science with a minimum of 5+ years hands-on database administration experience on MySQL Databases deployed on Linux servers •    Sound understanding on installation, configuration, patching, supporting and upgrading MySQL servers including Percona servers •    Strong understanding on MySQL backup and recovery strategies. •    Familiar with MySQL Enterprise backup and recovery tools including 3rd party backup solutions like Percona xtrabackup •    Strong understanding on MySQL replication including multi data-center replication for High Availability •    Should be good with query tuning and Performance Optimization •    Estimate database capacities, develop methods for monitoring and maintenance of database instances •    Minimum 3+ yrs experience as Production Database Administrator •    Should be good with MySQL Stored procedures and functions ? Good exposure to linux operating system •    Should have 3+ years of experience on writing linux shell scripts , perl scripts etc Languages and Software Packages: •    Languages : Linux shell scripting, perl, python •    Database : MySQL, MySQL Cluster, Oracle, Redis •    Tools : Percona toolkit, MySQL Utilities ? Development Methodologies: Agile development Responsibilities: Personal Skills: •    Strong experience working with multi-site development teams. •    Strong Communication skills (verbal and written) with an ability to work in a highly collaborative, multi-country/time zone environment. •    Good organizational skills with the ability to track and prioritize numerous tasks.  Proactive personality with a proven track record of following through and delivering on responsibilities.  Highly adaptive and capable of being an individual contributor and working as part of an extended team. Thanks & Regards, Shipra Chauhan | Team Recruitment | Mindlance Inc | 732 201 8857.