Senior Database Administrator (MySQL / Oracle, AWS RDS)

Project overview

Who is H2B Group?

We are a consulting company that helps clients automate business processes using AI, and IT specialists develop their careers in a B2B model. We offer projects in industries such as fintech, medtech, edutech, and industrial automation. Through close cooperation, we support our clients' development by delivering fast and measurable results, while providing IT specialists with career development opportunities and valuable experience.

Why cooperate with us?

Flexibility - You choose projects tailored to your skills and interests, with the option to change within our company or the Euvic group, of which we are a part.

Transparency - You have clear cooperation rules and full transparency of remuneration and conditions.

Speed of action - Thanks to our efficiency, you will quickly find or change a project that perfectly matches your competencies.

Development opportunities - You work on innovative projects, developing key competencies and gaining valuable experience.

Senior Database Administrator (MySQL / Oracle, AWS RDS)

Our client is a furniture manufacturer operating in the UK market. We are looking for an experienced database administrator to join the client's team and take responsibility for relational databases on AWS RDS MySQL. The environment is large: several dozen MySQL and Oracle instances in two regions, weekly releases, and many change requests.

What you will be doing

What we expect

• Ensuring high availability, performance, and security of databases on AWS RDS MySQL;
• Designing database structures and backup strategies;
• Automating scaling and recovery;
• Optimizing SQL queries together with development teams;
• Monitoring and performance tuning;
• Security audits;
• Maintaining documentation;
• Conducting architectural discussions;
• Ongoing tasks: upgrade to MySQL 8.0, migrating database CI/CD to GitHub Actions, and optimizing slow queries on large tables.
• MySQL with strong database design skills;
• Experience with Oracle;
• AWS, especially Amazon RDS;
• Experience in SQL code review;
• Scripting and automation (Bash, Python, or similar);
• Min. 4 years of experience as a Database Administrator;
• Very good English;
• Excellent technical documentation skills;
• Strong troubleshooting and analysis skills;
• Ability to work under pressure of tight deadlines;
• Good communication, including with management at all levels.

Nice to have

We offer

• PostgreSQL;
• Datadog or similar performance monitoring tools;
• MySQL or AWS certification;
• Knowledge of data protection regulations.
• B2B cooperation;
• ASAP start (November/December at the latest);
• Long-term cooperation: 6+ months, likely indefinite;
• Rate: 140-180 PLN/h;
• Work mode: remote

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: remote
• Location: Gdańsk, Abrahama 1a, PL
• Rate: 140-180 EUR/h
• Languages: Polish, English