Senior MySQL Administrator

Senior MySQL Administrator

Miejsce pracy: Warszawa

Technologies we use

Expected

• MySQL
• AWS RDS Aurora

Optional

• Bash
• Python
• Docker
• Kubernetes

About the project

In Cyclad we work with top international IT companies in order to boost their potential in delivering outstanding, cutting edge technologies that shape the world of the future. Currently, for our client, we are looking for a skilled Senior MySQL Administrator.

You will join a project focused on maintaining and evolving a distributed MySQL database environment that supports critical payment systems. This role combines hands-on database administration with close collaboration with development and QA teams across both on-premise and cloud environments.

Project details

Industry: digital payments and financial services

Location: 100% Remote

Contract Type: B2B

Duration: 3 months (extension possible)

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: up to 145 PLN/hour

Your responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain MySQL databases and clustering solutions
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness
• Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize queries and indexes
• Manage backup and recovery processes, including hot backups
• Perform database upgrades, patching, and migrations
• Collaborate with development teams on schema design, query optimization, and application profiling
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related incidents, providing technical support
• Implement and enforce database security policies and best practices
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Participate in customer-facing technical consultations when needed
• Stay up to date with MySQL ecosystem developments and industry best practices

Our requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a MySQL Database Administrator
• Strong knowledge of MySQL architecture, replication, and clustering
• Proven experience in performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing
• Experience with AWS RDS Aurora
• Expertise in backup and recovery strategies
• Ability to work independently in production environments

Optional

• Experience with high availability and disaster recovery design
• Scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience in customer-facing technical roles or consulting
• Knowledge of database security and compliance in regulated environments

This is how we organize our work

This is how we work

• at the client's site
• you have influence on the technological solutions applied
• you have influence on the product
• agile
• waterfall

This is how we work on a project

• documentation
• issue tracking tools
• testing environments

Development opportunities we offer

• development budget
• intracompany training
• mentoring
• substantive support from technological leaders
• technical knowledge exchange within the company

What we offer

• Fully remote work environment
• Competitive hourly rate (up to 145 PLN/h, B2B)
• Opportunity to work on high-impact, global payment systems
• Exposure to modern cloud and distributed database technologies
• Potential for project extension

Benefits

• remote work opportunities
• extra social benefits

Recruitment stages

• Introductory call
• Technical interview
• Final decision

Cyclad

In Cyclad we work with top international IT companies in order to boost their potential in delivering outstanding, cutting edge technologies that shape the world of the future.

Please enclose the following statement in your application: I hereby give consent for my personal data contained in the submitted application documents to be processed by Cyclad sp. z o.o., ul. Chłodna 48/1, 00-872 Warszawa, including my image, in relation to my participation in the recruitment process. I acknowledge that the above consent may be withdrawn at any time.
If you are interested in participating in future recruitment processes, please enclose the following statement in your application: I hereby give consent for my personal data contained in the submitted application documents to be processed by Cyclad Sp. z o.o., Cyclad sp. z o.o., ul. Chłodna 48/1, 00-872 Warszawa, including my image, in relation to my participation in future recruitment processes. I acknowledge that the above consent may be withdrawn at any time. The Personal Data Controller is Cyclad Sp. z o.o., ul. Chłodna 48/1, 00-872 Warszawa, e-mail: Wyświetl e-mail na pracuj.pl, contact with the Data Protection Officer is available via e-mail: Wyświetl e-mail na pracuj.pl. Personal data collected through job applications (CV) within the scope provided for in labor regulations shall be processed in order to allow performance of the ongoing recruitment pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) no. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (further referred to as GDPR). In case of giving consent to processing of data for future recruitment processes – personal data shall be processed under the consent, pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR. If the Application form contains data referred to in Art. 9(1) of the GDPR, it shall be necessary to have the candidates consent for the processing of such data (Art. 9(2)(a) of the GDPR). The consent can be revoked at any time. Withdrawal of the consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing that had been performed under the consent prior to its withdrawal. Personal data provided by the candidate related to: - participation in a selected recruitment process will be stored until the recruitment process is completed for a given position, - participation in future recruitment processes will be stored until the candidate's consent to the processing of their data for this purpose is withdrawn, no longer, however, than for 5 years since the last update of the candidate’s data. Personal data may be disclosed to employees or associates of the Company, entities providing support to the Company on the basis of outsourced services or in accordance with data processing agreements, to entities authorized under the law, as well as to entities collaborating with the Company within the scope of job placement, in order to conduct recruitment processes. After the employee’s consent, personal data may also be disclosed to a potential employer for whom the recruitment process is being conducted. Submission of the candidate’s personal data within the scope under Art. 221 of the Labor Code is obligatory for participation in the recruitment process. Submission of other data by the candidate is voluntary. No submission of personal data within the required scope or objection to the processing of such data shall result in lack of possibility to include the Application in the recruitment processes conducted by the Company. The candidate has the right to access and rectify the contents of their data, remove such data, limit its processing, transfer such data, submit objection to the processing and revoke the consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing conducted under such consent before it was withdrawn. The candidate also has the right to file a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection when they consider the processing of their personal data to be a violation of the provisions of the GDPR.