Staff Database Administrator

LearnUpon is looking for a Staff DBA to join our SRE team in Dublin.

LearnUpon LMS helps organizations train their employees, partners, and customers. Businesses can manage, track, and achieve their unique learning goals — all through a single, powerful solution.

With offices in Dublin (our HQ), Belgrade, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City and Sydney, we are a global team with lots of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences that puts our customers' experience at the heart of everything we do. Our culture fosters an open, collaborative and supportive environment where our accomplishments are celebrated and encouraged. We're always striving for the best solution (not the easy one). We’re proud of our success and we’re humble and hungry to achieve more. 

The SRE Team sits within LearnUpon’s Platform Engineering group and is focused on overall infrastructure availability and scalability. 

As a Database Administrator within the SRE team, you will take the lead in managing and optimizing MySQL databases, ensuring their performance, security, and reliability. You will be  responsible for planning and developing database strategy, troubleshooting issues, and working with developers to implement the storage strategy supporting new features.

The role will suit someone with deep experience in managing multiple database environments in MySql and working in close collaboration with the SRE team on the storage and compute hosting of these environments in AWS.

What will I be doing?

On a day-to-day basis you will be performing a number of duties, including:

• Database Management: Installing, configuring, upgrading, and managing MySQL database systems


• Performance Optimization: Tuning databases, monitoring performance, and identifying bottlenecks


• Security: Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect data from unauthorized access


• Backup and Recovery: Implementing backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability


• Problem Solving: Troubleshooting database issues, diagnosing problems, and resolving errors


• Collaboration: Liaising with Engineering teams on Database Schema design, alterations, and good practices


• Capacity Planning: Planning resource requirements for database growth and changes


• Supporting the Engineering teams on Database operational issues including incidents

What skills do I need? 

• Experience in developing database strategies to improve scalability, stability, and accommodate growth


• Strong understanding of MySQL syntax, data structures, and performance tuning techniques


• Proficiency in SQL for data manipulation, querying, and database management 


• Knowledge of operating systems (esp Linux) and interaction with databases 


• Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Ability to diagnose and resolve complex database issues 


• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences 

Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box in order to apply, we’re always happy to review applications and take all experience into consideration. We do our best to provide feedback where we can!

Not required but considered a big plus

• Familiarity with other SQL/NoSQL databases can be beneficial. 


• Familiarity with modern cloud computing Database infrastructure and managed services (AWS RDS / Aurora / etc)

Why work with us?

• Competitive salary and company ESOP


• Comprehensive private health insurance scheme and Company pension scheme


• 25 days annual leave + 1 annual company wellness day off


• Work in a fun and supportive environment with regular team events


• Excellent career progression - take LearnUpon where you think it can go

What is the Hiring Process?

Our typical process generally works as follows:

• Qualified applicants will be invited to schedule a screening call.


• Successful candidates will then be invited to a series of practical interviews.


• Finally, candidates will have a short interview with a member of our C-Suite Team.


• The successful candidate will be contacted with an offer to join our team.

LearnUpon is an Equal Opportunities Employer. 

We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, membership of the Traveller community, or any other legally protected status.

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