Sr Database Administrator

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Posting Job Title TimeWarner Division AOL Industry Online Content/Services Brand AOL Location United States - Virginia - Dulles Requisition # 112300BR Position Type Full Time Posting Job Description MySQL Database Administrator AOL's People Networks Operations, which operates AIM and ICQ, has an opening for a Sr. MySQL Database Administrator. This position would be responsible for managing large, highly scaled production MySQL databases as well as pre-production (QA/Dev/Staging) environments. Key Responsibilities:
- All aspects of MySQL deployment, operation,and design to ensure high reliability and performance - Collaborate with developers and architects to create high-performance, cost-effective designs - Participate in an on-call rotation as part of a 24x7 operations team to resolve urgent production issues - Ensuring data integrity with good process and a keen eye for detecting errors and misuses of data Desired Skills for this Position:
- Knowledge of database architecture concepts as well as MySQL-specific implementations - Significant experience with MySQL in a high-volume production environment - Experience with open source ETL packages and methods for large scale data migration - Diverse technical background with awareness of concepts in networking, Linux, and storage - Bachelor-level degree in Engineering, Computing, or Sciences or equivalent experience - Replication:
managing replication delay, scaling replication throughput, and designing resilient systems - Configuration:
tuning InnoDB, managing memory usage, and tuning file systems for maximum throughput - Reliability:
backups under load, failover strategies, and recovery from replication issues - MySQL:
familiarity with Percona and Google patches Our perfect candidate can manage many rapidly changing projects while maintaining professionalism and poise. Our environment is both highly exciting and highly demanding -- those who thrive here adopt a "work smarter, not harder" attitude. xaolftpz NCBC-AOL NDCE-AOL About Us AOL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other classification prescribed by applicable law.