Senior Database Administrator

illumin is a unique journey-based advertising platform that combines media planning and buying in an interactive and intuitive interface. It allows users to:

• Drag and drop audiences, creatives, and conditions onto a single-screen canvas
• Build campaigns across multiple channels, including Native, Display, Video, Connected TV, Audio, and social platforms like Facebook and Instagram
• Seamlessly sync first-party audiences with open web campaigns by connecting directly to email platforms
• Set alternative paths for unique audience segments
• Visualize and manage campaigns in real-time

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues of any complexity related to MySQL environments
• Perform technical work that requires planning and scheduling to ensure the best possible solution is delivered on time
• React to incidents and provide solutions aiming at maintained environment improvements
• Work in a fast-paced environment where we are responsible for illumins’s most critical systems
• Mentor and guide other engineering colleagues, helping to breakdown knowledge silos and lead all teams to succeed
• Serve as a point of technical escalation for difficult problems

• 2-5 years of experience working with MySQL Databases, including the community edition
• Knowledge/expertise administering both OLTP and OLAP systems
• In-depth knowledge of MySql configuration best practices
• Advanced understanding of Linux OS: RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu and/or Debian
• Deep understanding of database systems performance
• Understand automation concepts preferably with experience in tooling such as Ansible and Terraform
• Advanced knowledge of InnoDB internals
• Expert knowledge of Performance Schema
• Hands-on experience with schema management and related tooling
• Knows how to optimize queries/schemas to enhance the overall experience for our customers and developers
• Deep understanding of replication and clustering
• Comfortable designing and implementing HA and backup solutions and strategies
• Knows proxy usage as it relates to MySQL
• English and Ukrainian languages at Upper Intermediate level or higher

• Experience with NoSQL technologies such as Cassandra, HBase, and AeroSpike and how to apply the best configuration practice to these systems in cross-data center implementation
• Knowledge /experience with Percona tools and PMM
• Previous experience working hands-on in an on-premise or hybrid cloud environment
• Kubernetes expertise
• Experience working in Agile environments and/or familiar with DevOps methodologies
• Expert-level systems and network administration knowledge
• Proven mentorship or leadership skills

• You are comfortable working in an on-premise environment with both virtual and physical hardware
• Ability to individually assess developer/environment impact for changes being requested
• Ability to review, approve, and offer feedback on plans/designs created by others
• Define runbooks that improve the efficiency of all teams
• Ability to identify skill/knowledge gaps and will proactively ask for help when required
• Skilled at mining information from in-house documentation and the internet
• Ability to create in-depth technical documents that may need to speak to a cross-sectional audience
• Ability to work well with people and communicate effectively with your own team as well as colleagues at all levels of the business
• Ability to communicate information to colleagues in a clear and concise manner
• Positive, helpful, and supportive
• Able to make unilateral decisions in emergencies and under pressure

• 18 paid vacation days
• 10 paid sick days
• 2 unpaid days off per month
• Work remotely or from our comfortable Lviv office
• Necessary equipment, or $200 equipment compensation per year
• 50% compensation for professional development costs, including courses, webinars, and training programs

• Long-term project: 1 year or more
• Probationary period: Yes, reviewed after three months
• Work schedule: Full-time with flexible working hours