Senior MySQL DBA
Listed on 2026-02-28
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Database Administrator, Data Engineer
Akkodis is seeking a Senior MySQL DBA (MySQL/Redis) for a Fulltime position with a client located in New York City, NY
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Salary Range: $140k to $155k/ Year(The salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors)
Title:
Senior MySQL DBA (MySQL/Redis)
We are seeking an experienced MySQL DBA with a strong operations focus to manage and optimize mission-critical MySQL and Redis environments. This role is responsible for ensuring high availability, performance, scalability, security, and operational excellence across production systems.
Key Responsibilities- Deploy, manage, and optimize MySQL clusters (Replication, GTID, High Availability solutions).
- Diagnose and resolve production issues including slow queries, replication lag, lock contention, resource bottlenecks, and instance failures.
- Perform SQL optimization, index tuning, and execution plan analysis.
- 5+ years of MySQL production operations experience.
- Strong understanding of InnoDB internals (transactions, locking, MVCC).
- Experience with MySQL replication and high-availability architectures.
- Hands‑on SQL performance tuning experience.
- Production Redis experience.
- Experience with Kafka or Rabbit
MQ. - Scripting ability in Shell or Python.
- Fluent in spoken Mandarin and written Chinese; ability to read, write, and communicate professionally in Chinese is required.
- Proficient in using AI coding assistants to improve operational efficiency.
- Experience leveraging LLMs for log analysis, SQL optimization suggestions, and incident diagnosis.
- Strong ability to validate and verify AI-generated output.
- Experience combining AI assistance with disciplined human review.
- Experience with database middleware (Proxy
SQL, Max Scale, etc.). - Familiarity with containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Experience with performance benchmarking and TCO analysis.
- 401K
- PTO/Paid Holidays
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