Jr. MySQL DBA Job in Rockville 20850, Maryland US

MYSQL DBA - Junior Level

Must Have:
2-5 years work experience
MySQL development experience
MySQL (or other database) Server tuning experience

Nice to Have:
PostgreSQL,
data warehousing experience

This position will be dedicated as part of a SW Development team of 7, but will be the only DBA for the team. They will be dedicated to managing data servers and responsible for data collection processes necessary for proper archival of project data.

Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for designing, planning, implementing and administering databases, including security, access, and documentation. Job duties include but are not limited to:
    • Installing, supporting and maintaining MySQL in a production environment
    • Experience with MyISAM, InnoDB and other storage engines
    • SQL query and schema optimization
    • Hands on experience with MySQL replication, backup and recovery
    • MySQL performance tuning
    • Identifying problem queries and reporting to the development teams
    • Experience with a scripting language such as bash
    • Deploying schema changes to production

Preferred Degree:  Bachelors Degree (in Computer Science)

2-5 years of experience