Consultant MariaDB DBA

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What We'll Bring:

At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We are consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities, while discovering their genius.
Come be a part of our team – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.
Protecting the health and wellness of our associates and candidates considering a career at TransUnion is our highest priority. In supporting this vision, our recruitment and new hire experience for this role is fully virtual for the time being. Candidates interviewing will get to know our team over the phone and video, and this role will operate virtually upon hire until we return to the office. Even though we’re not physically together right now, our goal is to provide you a supportive candidate and new hire experience that will immerse you in our culture and set you up for success at TransUnion.

What You'll Bring:

• Expertise with standard SQL, Triggers, Views, Stored Procedures, and Grants.
• Understanding of MySQL replication models including statement based, row based, and GTID replication.
• Experience with both OLTP and OLAP databases and the optimization techniques required for both environments.
• Linux server administration skills.
• Bash scripting and basic programming skills.
• Familiarity with cloud deployments.

• We’d love to see:

• Experience with MariaDB Galera cluster or equivalent.
• Strong PHP and/or Python programming skills. 
• Redhat server administration expertise.
• Experience working with Agile development processes.

Impact You'll Make:

• In the first 30 days understanding our various database clusters and environments.
• Beyond 30 days managing and monitoring our MariaDB deployment with the team.
• Optimizing, Standardizing, and Documenting our database objects and configurations.

This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

TransUnion Job Title

Consultant, Administration