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stitch
Mon Aug 15th, 2011, 02:37 PM
PM me if you're interested.

Responsibilities:
. Work with engineers on performance tuning, query optimization, index tuning
. Monitor databases for problems, diagnose those problems and ensure timely resolution
. Work with developers and operations to maintain a scalable, reliable, and robust database environment
. Build database tools and scripts to automate where possible
. Support MySQL databases for production and development
. Provide 24×7 escalated on-call support on a pager rotation

Required experience:
. Experience as a MySQL DBA in a high traffic, transactional environment.
. Proficient with database performance strategies
. Proficient tuning MySQL processes and queries
. Experience with MySQL Replication
. Ability to work cooperatively with software engineers and system administrators
. Excellent communication skills
. Exceptional problem-solving expertise and attention to detail
Desired Experience:
. Experience in administration of Percona builds of MySQL and related tools
. Experience with 3rd party MySQL replication tools (such as Tungsten)
. Experience with Data Sharding and federated architectures
. Experience with multi-datacenter MySQL replication
. Experience working with NoSQL tools such as MongoDB