DBA (MySQL)-Remote

Description

Fluent Trade Technologies is a global fintech software firm, recognized as a market leader in the eFX space. For over a decade, we’ve been delivering ultra-low-latency trading and market data solutions to the world’s largest banks, hedge funds, and non-bank institutions.

Our modular and scalable platform empowers clients to achieve faster, smarter trading decisions, improve execution certainty, and grow their market share across multiple asset classes — including eFX, eFutures, eFixed-Income, Cryptocurrencies, and eMetals.

With development centers in Europe and a collaborative, innovation-driven culture, Fluent’s mission is simple: to eliminate barriers to the most advanced trading technology and make it accessible to all market participants.

Learn more about us at [link removed].

We are looking for an experienced MySQL DBA, who can cover both database maintenance, failover, optimization etc, as well as help with SQL/Stored procedures optimization.

Responsibilities:

• Be a part of rapid development cycles to deliver high-quality products
• Hands-on Development of infrastructure and maintenance
• Be responsible for All databases in the organization, including development DBs, Staging DBs and Production DBs
• Cover Admin aspects like: Security, Failover/replication, Optimization etc.
• Cover Design aspects like: table structure, indexing, query / stored procedures design etc.
• Incorporate products, work procedures, best practices and architecture
• Going over specifications documents thoroughly to find special cases and scenarios
• Cooperate with dev, QA and devops teams
• Becoming the house expert on Database.
• Train developers and QA on .

Requirements

• 5 years experience as DBA, at least 3 of them as MySQL DBA
• Hands-on experience with DBA failover, security, optimization, backup etc.
• Hands-on experience with DB design, testing and maintenance
• Self-managed, can work as a single DBA in the organization
• Experience with a scripting language - Python, Bash.
• Issue resolution abilities and good analysis to root cause detection
• Mandatory -- good English, both written and spoken

Advantage

• Developed in C++, specifically calling mysql from it
• Financial background: FIX protocol, FX trading,
• Experience with Jira, SVN, Jenkins

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