Database Administrator (US REMOTE)

Motorola Solutions - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Charlotte, NC

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Database Administrator at Motorola Solutions is responsible for configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining the company's Production and Development environment databases, primarily focusing on MySQL. This role involves collaborating with Development teams to enhance database design and performance, ensuring the security and stability of hosted products, and managing database-related incidents to meet service level agreements (SLAs).

Responsibilities

• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain Production and Development environment databases.
• Work with Development to improve MySQL schema design and performance.
• Own, track, and resolve all database-related incidents and configuration requests.
• Perform MySQL server maintenance including backups, restores, clustering, and replication.
• Monitor MySQL platform for stability and uptime against SLA.
• Implement improvements to database performance and capacity monitoring.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization using monitoring tools.
• Deploy encryption for tables, fields, and databases as per best practices.
• Maintain server permissions model and monitor exceptions.
• Create and maintain documentation for schema layouts and server configurations.
• Participate in on-call rotation for database platform support.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a database administrator, with at least 2 years focused on MySQL 5+ on Linux.
• Extensive knowledge of database systems with a focus on MySQL.
• Familiarity with tools for developing and maintaining database systems in cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
• Experience with Enterprise MySQL replication topologies.
• Familiarity with modern development support tools like GIT, JIRA, and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux shell scripting (BASH, KSH, PERL, Python).
• Skills in troubleshooting MySQL performance and failure issues.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong attention to detail.
• Energetic self-starter comfortable in a team-oriented environment.

Benefits

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave