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Staff Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE), Mysql, Federal

at Okta

📍 Bellevue, Washington; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC Hybrid Posted March 09, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role involves owning and optimizing the performance and reliability of Okta's critical data services, primarily focusing on MySQL databases across cloud and on-prem environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure database performance and availability
  • Design and document operational processes
  • Performance tuning and benchmarking
  • Configuration management using chef and terraform
  • Troubleshoot and resolve database issues

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in MySQL internals, performance tuning, query optimization, scripting, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and Chef, working with cloud database services such as RDS Aurora MySQL and CloudSQL.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level Database Reliability Engineer with extensive experience in MySQL internals, performance tuning, and high-availability environments. They possess strong scripting skills and familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and Chef, contributing to scalable and reliable database operations.

Must-Have Skills

Proven experience as a MySQL DBREIn-depth knowledge of MySQL internalsExperience in high-availability environmentsStrong proficiency in SQLFamiliarity with scriptingExperience with performance tuning and query optimization

Nice-to-Have Skills

Infrastructure as codeTerraformChefMonitoring tools (Grafana)

Tools & Platforms

GrafanaTerraformChefRDS Aurora MySQLCloudSQL MySQL/PostgreSQL

Required Skills

MySQLPerformance tuningQuery optimizationSQLScriptingGrafanaTerraformConfiguration managementChefDatabase designHigh-availabilityRDS Aurora MySQLCloudSQL MySQL/PostgreSQL

Hard Skills

MySQLMySQL internalsPerformance tuningQuery optimizationSQLScriptingGrafanaTerraformConfiguration managementChefDatabase designHigh-availability environmentsRDS Aurora MySQLCloudSQL MySQL/PostgreSQL

Soft Skills

TroubleshootingPerformance analysisCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS, Cloud Computing, Technology
Job Function Database reliability and performance engineering

Keywords for Your Resume

MySQLDatabase Reliability EngineerDBREMySQL internalsPerformance tuningQuery optimizationSQLTerraformChefConfiguration managementHigh-availabilityRDS Aurora MySQLCloudSQL MySQL/PostgreSQLGrafanaScripting

Deal Breakers

Lack of proven MySQL DBRE experience, No experience with high-availability environments, Inability to work across multiple cloud platforms

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