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The DBA team is looking to add to their current talent a self-motivated, highly-experienced MySQL Database Administrator. The DBA team is responsible for tasks such as project management, development of best practices and repeatable procedures for deploying databases, day-to-day operational activities including break/fix, capacity management, backup and recovery, database replication setup/management and ongoing database change reviews. The team also builds and maintains large-scale and very high transactional MySQL databases on Linux platform on site and Cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• Managing large scale MySQL databases

• Managing high transactional MySQL databases servicing OLTP and DSS applications

• Solid understanding of MySQL internal architecture, demonstrated experience with MySQL database design, implementation, performance tuning, and capacity planning.

• Project management and customer interaction

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery strategies

• Experience in database software management (patch and version management)

• Good scripting ability and good working knowledge of Shell Scripts, Perl or Python.

• Working experience on Cloud e.g. AWS and/or Azure.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with Open Source/Linux development and production environments

• Hands on experience with designing and implementing database replication strategies

• Experience in designing and automating repetitive processes

• 5 years plus working with MySQL technology. Certified MySQL DBA is a plus

• Possess creative ability, credibility, self-confidence and independence

• Good team player with strong analytical, communication and troubleshooting skills

• Able to work under pressure and multi-task

• Pro-active, dedicated, committed and responsible

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.