MySQL Database Administrator
MySQL Database Administrator
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Job Description
KAYAK part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the worlds leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms we help people find their perfect flight stay rental car and vacation package. Were also transforming business travel with a new corporate travel solution KAYAK for Business.
As an employee of KAYAK you will be part of a travel company that operates a portfolio of global metasearch brands including momondo Cheapflights and HotelsCombined among others. From startup to industry leader innovation is in our DNA and every employee has an opportunity to make their mark. Our focus is on building the best travel search engine to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.
In this role you will:
- Assist the database operations team to support the monitoring availability and performance of database systems and related services
- Manage account creation privileges backups infrastructure automation configuration and bash scripts
- Work with engineering teams to implement solutions and fixes as well as advise on best practices
- Participate in oncall pager rotation
- Track release notes and conduct upgrades to guarantee that the most recent security and bug fixes are applied
- Assist in the design development and documentation of services to support database infrastructure
Please apply if you have:
- 1 years experience working with MySQL in a 24x7 web facing environment
- 1 years experience working with PostgreSQL in a 24x7 web facing environment
- Linux skills 1 years (Redhat/CentOS preferred)
- Experience troubleshooting and remediating poorly performing queries
- Strong understanding of database backup and recovery strategies
- Ability to document work and share knowledge with other team members
- Ability to work with developers to troubleshoot and remediate challenging database problems
- Strong oral and written English communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a hybrid working model working at least three office days per week
Additional Desired Skills:
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting MySQL active/active ring replication
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
- Experience with Vertica
- Experience using Puppet IT automation software
- Experience with Atlassian Jira
- Experience with source code management git/GitHub
- Scripting skills Ruby/Python/Perl/bash or equivalent
- Understanding of networking concepts TCP/IP DNS LAN WAN etc
- Experience working with Amazon AWS
Benefits and Perks
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and wellbeing:
- Companypaid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Companypaid subscription to HeadSpace
- Companywide week off a year the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pileup of work!
- No meeting Fridays
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid vacation time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousand of ondemand elearnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- 6 weeks paid vacation
- Free lunch 2 days per week
- Pension plan contributions
- Public transportation subsidies
- Bike leasing program
- Monthly social events massages Thursday happy hours sports teams
- An awesome office in Friedrichshain Berlin
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
At OpenTable/KAYAK we aspire to be a workplace that fosters inclusion and reflects the diverse communities we serve. Hiring people with different backgrounds and perspectives is critical to innovation and to how we deliver great experiences for our users partners and teams. We strive to be an open and welcoming environment so that no matter who you are you can be yourself.
We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform job responsibilities and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation(s).
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full Time
