Database Administrator

**About the company**
Since 2011, Sync has been on a mission to provide a safe space for the world to collaborate through its award-winning cloud apps and ground-breaking privacy protection features to share big ideas, store important information and collaborate on game-changing projects, making the world a better place.
Our core values are constant - four fundamental forces that help define us, shape us, guide us, and unify us. They govern our universe: who we are as a company, how we act as individuals, and what we can accomplish as a team. Humanity, ownership, growth, and commitment: when we’re in sync with our values and each other, we bring people together to do truly incredible things.

**About the Role**
We are seeking an experienced Senior MySQL Database Administrator to join our team. As a key member of our database operations team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a high-performance, scalable, and reliable MySQL database infrastructure.

**Responsibilities**
- ** Database Infrastructure Management**: Design, implement, and maintain a replicated and sharded database setup that ensures data consistency, availability, and performance.
- ** Database High Availability and Reliability**: Ensure the high availability, disaster recovery, and reliability of our database infrastructure, implementing measures to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.
- ** Data Pipeline Management and Data Warehousing**: Manage and monitor data pipelines that populate our data warehouse, ensuring high-quality data accuracy, integrity, and timeliness. Develop and implement data warehousing strategies to meet business needs.
- ** Documentation and Knowledge Sharing**: Document database architecture and design to educate software developers on database fundamentals, best practices, and performance considerations.
- ** Database Upgrade and Migration**: Perform database upgrades and migrations, ensuring mínimal disruption to production services and maintaining database integrity.
- ** Database Security and Compliance**: Ensure the security of our database systems, implementing measures to protect against data breaches, unauthorized access, and other threats. Comply with relevant regulations and industry standards for database security.
- ** On-Call Support and Troubleshooting**: Be available on-call to troubleshoot and repair database infrastructure issues, ensuring the reliability and availability of our databases.

**Qualifications**
- 8+ years of experience in MySQL/MariaDB database administration
- Expert-level knowledge of MySQL/MariaDB architecture, indexing, storage engines (e.g., InnoDB), query optimization techniques, replication, load balancing, and cluster management tools.
- Strong understanding of database security, access control, backup/restore procedures, and data warehousing concepts.
- Experience with database monitoring tools and technologies to optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability.

**Nice to Have**:

- Experience with cloud-based MySQL deployments (e.g., AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL) or containerization technologies (e.g., Docker)
- Experience with Data warehouse platforms e.g. Redshift, Snowflake
- Experience with ETL tools such as Stitch, AWS Glue
- MongoDB experience
- Knowledge of automation tools and scripts for database administration tasks
- Familiarity with DevOps practices and principles

**Why Join Sync?**
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to a dynamic and innovative team.
- Chance to make a significant impact on the infrastructure that underpins our software products.
- Competitive compensation package and benefits.
- Professional growth opportunities through continuous learning and skill development.

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