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impact.com· HQ in 10 E. Figueroa Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Senior MySQL Database Administrator

Location: Cape Town · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Senior · Posted: October 11, 2026 · Verified: Nov 4, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This senior role manages and optimizes large-scale MySQL database infrastructure across Google Cloud and AWS, focusing on high availability, performance tuning, and disaster recovery. The DBA will lead administration of Percona Server, implement ProxySQL configurations, manage replication, and mentor junior DBAs. Requires 5+ years of production DBA experience, deep MySQL/Percona expertise, and proficiency with IaC tools and cloud platforms.
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impact.com

impact.com

Partnership marketing software for affiliates, creators, referrals, and publishers.

Headquarters: 10 E. Figueroa Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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