[Remote] Staff Database Administrator at Wikimedia Foundation

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The role requires advanced experience with MariaDB or MySQL database administration including complex replication topologies at scale, advanced proficiency in SQL and query/schema optimization, experience with debugging query performance and schema design, experience with high traffic and highly available website architectures, and knowledge of Linux and IO/data storage concepts. Additionally, 6+ years of experience in the field is needed.

You'll join the SRE Data Persistence team, a small, high-impact team responsible for Wikimedia’s production storage & retrieval systems and infrastructure, part of a larger sub-department of Site Reliability Engineers in Product & Technology.

Strong candidates will have 6+ years of experience, advanced expertise in MariaDB/MySQL administration at scale, proficiency in SQL optimization, experience with high-availability architectures, and knowledge of Linux storage systems, along with the ability to participate in 24/7 on-call rotation.