Data Engineer MySQL, Postgres

Addison Group

Des Plaines, IL(remote)

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$135,000–$145,000 Per Year
LOCATION
Des Plaines, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago

Title: Database Engineer - Postgres, MySQL, Ansible and Terraform

Location: Remote - Candidate must be in EST or CST ONLY

Salary: $135 - $145K + bonus

Sponsorship: None offered

Job Type: Full time Exempt

Benefits Overview:

  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • Culture centered on team autonomy, mentorship, and continuous learning

Database Engineer to join our DBA function of the team. This is a senior hands-on role supporting high-volume, real-time transactional systems, with the opportunity to shape the team’s standards and practices from the ground up.


What we need:

  • 7+ years in database admin/support, incl. 7+ with Postgres
  • Deep expertise in performance tuning, HA, clustering (pg_auto_failover)
  • Strong SQL and indexing skills
  • Experience with OLTP environments, replication, backup/recovery
  • MySQL, Terraform/Ansible, and Perl experience are nice to have
  • Self-starter, comfortable working independently and cross-functionally


Key responsibilities:

  • Design and optimize schemas, queries, and indexes
  • Troubleshoot performance issues and manage replication/HA
  • Collaborate with Engineering/Ops on deployment and automation
  • Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and infra tooling
  • Looking for candidates based in the US (EST/CST only).


Addison Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Addison Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Addison Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. 


About the Company

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Addison Group

Need a job? Need an employee? Then you need Addison Group, the professional staffing and search firm that has reshaped the industry with our excellent placements in the Administrative & HR, Engineering, Executive Search, Finance & Accounting, Healthcare, and IT sectors.

Addison Group has enjoyed rapid growth since its inception in 1999, when a group of visionary industry leaders in Chicago set out with the simple goal of recruiting the best candidates for the best companies. With the help of its strategic investment partner, Trilantic Capital Partners, Addison Group has expanded its reach across the country through 13 offices and six core industry sectors, from Administrative to IT.
COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1999
WEBSITE
http://www.addisongroup.com/