OPOWER: MySQL Database Administrator

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Location: Arlington, VA
URL: http://opower.com/

Primary Responsibilities

  • Configure and manage highly available MySQL databases.
  • Diagnose and solve database performance and scalability issues.
  • Build upon and improve existing backup and replication solutions.
  • Provide day-to-day management of multiple Linux servers. 
  • Maintain server software with latest bug and security fixes.
  • Troubleshoot application and environment issues and ensure that system availability, performance and other services level agreements are met.
  • Validate server stack in support of major operating system upgrades.  
  • Build upon our existing monitoring infrastructure to minimize downtime and performance issues.
  • Future responsibilities may include capacity planning for servers and providing geographic redundancy in multiple data centers.

About You

  • You have 5+ years of experience with MySQL or other relational databases, clustering and high-availability knowledge a plus.
  • You have experience with system administration in support of database-driven web applications in Linux/Unix environments
  • You have worked in high-availability Unix environment
  • You are able to build metrics and tools to track application and database availability performance and job status.
  • You demonstrate knowledge of SaaS (on-demand environments)
  • You have experience with enterprise applications, software development QA and release processes.
  • You are a self-starter, with a positive attitude and willingness to work at a flexible schedule and play multiple roles in a start-up environment. 
  • You demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills as well as excellent analytical and problem solving capabilities.

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