Sportradar

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Join our team and become a part of the global fast-growing success of Sportradar. 

A technology-first software development company with a high emphasis on building performant services on best practice principles. Sportradar has several large applications dependent on MySQL databases which are critical to day-to-day business operations and revenue generation.  

This role is part of a small, but expanding, team of individuals who look after the core databases with a focus on not just maintaining them but also improving them by applying best practices and making increased usage of cloud-managed services (AWS) where applicable. Sportradar has an established track record of partnering with AWS to drive improvements throughout our tech stack with various case studies available on Amazon’s website. 

As part of the central database team you will: 

Focus on ensuring operational excellence for the core databases.

Be responsible for capacity planning, patching and general health of the core databases.

Define and implement best practices with regards monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery.

Work with Engineers and Architects to evolve the strategic direction for database platforms within your area, including AWS migration and data componentization. 

Engage with peers across Sportradar to promote best practices and ensure that our applications are built according to sound data principles. 

You will be able to demonstrate many of the following skills, with both an aptitude and willingness to develop along any you may not have today. 

Experience in administering MySQL Databases (managed or self-managed, AWS preferable).

Develop and enhance Database Monitoring solutions (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Cloudwatch, Zabbix).

Experience with a scripting language (e.g. bash, python). 

Able to determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards. 

Interest in other database technologies, including NoSQL. 

Awareness of message queues and event streaming (e.g. RabbitMQ, Kafka, MQTT). 

The opportunity to work and develop within an inspiring and fast-growing company.

The possibility to help shaping the future of Sportradar. All employees are directly contributing to products used by our clients in the global sports business. 

Involvement in shaping your own workday and career through high degree of freedom to choose technology and your personal development. 

A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and US). 

A company culture that promotes social aspects, sports, physical exercise and fun. 

Sportradar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to encourage diversity within our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to among other things, your background, status, or personal preferences 

MySQL Database Administrator

Sportradar

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