PayPal is looking to manage and enhance its data infrastructure, improve database processes, and ensure data integrity and security to support data-driven decision-making and application functionality.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience administering MySQL or MariaDB in production environments
- Expertise in MySQL tuning, replication, partitioning, indexing, and query optimization
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, automated monitoring, self-healing systems, and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker).
- Strong hands-on experience with automation tools: Terraform for IaC, Ansible or Puppet for configuration management, Packer for image creation
- Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting
- Solid understanding of Linux systems administration (preferably RHEL/CentOS/Debian)
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Responsibilities
- Design, configure, and manage MySQL database clusters (standalone, replication, Galera, Group Replication, etc.)
- Automate deployment and configuration of database infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and Packer
- Monitor and optimize performance, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery
- Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to automate CI/CD for database schema changes
- Write clean and reusable Python scripts for automation, monitoring, and integration
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex database issues (replication lag, slow queries, lock contention)
- Perform capacity planning, security hardening, and compliance audits
Other
- Ability to work independently and collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
- Travel Percent: 20-
- The US national annual pay range for this role is $94,000 to $156,200
- For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.
- PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
