We are looking for a hands-on Senior DBA to take ownership of production database environments, drive performance and reliability, and act as a technical reference within a distributed team. This role involves owning and resolving production database incidents, analyzing and optimizing MySQL/MariaDB environments, and monitoring database health. The ideal candidate will have strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills, be comfortable taking decisions, and be able to explain technical issues clearly to clients and teams.
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Working location: Remote full-time (Mauritius time)
Salary range: Middle: Up to USD 1,800 gross | Senior: Up to USD 2,500 gross
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RESPONSIBILITIES
We are looking for a hands-on Senior DBA to take ownership of production database environments, drive performance and reliability, and act as a technical reference within a distributed team
This is a practical, operational role for someone comfortable with live environments, incidents, and optimization challenges
- Own and resolve production database incidents (performance issues, slow queries, replication lag, backup failures)
- Analyze and optimize MySQL / MariaDB environments in live systems
- Review database architectures and configurations, and implement improvements
- Monitor database health and proactively prevent issues
- Perform remote DBA audits and consultations for clients
- Work closely with system engineers on infrastructure and performance topics
- Support and mentor junior DBAs when needed
- Database administration, tuning, and optimization
- Advanced query analysis, indexing, and configuration reviews
- Backup, restore, and disaster-recovery strategies
- High availability and replication setups
- Automation of DBA tasks and operational improvements
- Participation in client technical calls and performance reviews
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REQUIREMENTS
- Senior, autonomous, and hands-on.
- Comfortable taking decisions and owning complex topics end-to-end.
- Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic mindset.
- Able to explain technical issues clearly to clients and teams.
- Used to working in remote, customer-facing environments
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Tech stack:
- Databases: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL
- Monitoring: PMM (Percona Monitoring & Management), Prometheus, Nagios
- Backup & Recovery: Percona (strong plus)
- Automation: Ansible, scripting (Python / Bash)
- OS: Linux
- Strong experience with Percona tools (XtraBackup, PMM, Percona Server) is a significant advantage
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