I am a local technical recruiter and I am working on a fulltime permanent position that is here in the twin cities. If you have any interest in learning more about this opportunity, please give me a call. TITLE: DATABASE ARCHITECT We are looking for a highly skilled MySQL Database Architect. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, designing and improving our database structure and will be working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, fun and entrepreneurial environment. Responsibilities Include * Work directly with the development team to ensure optimal query and table design. * Plan and implement improvements to our existing database schema. * Provide support to the technology department regarding database troubleshooting. * Analyzing and tuning our Database system. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required * Expert in high performance SQL, especially as it pertains to MySQL's language subset. * Strong understanding of MySQL hardware level interactions * Expert in database design especially as it pertains to performance on a high traffic database. * Proficiency in replication/clustering technologies * Strong written and verbal communication skills Education and Experience Required * BS Degree in computer science or similar field * 5-7+ years IT experience * Current experience as a DBA (2+ years) * 2+ years experience programming, maintaining and tuning MySQL in a high transaction clustered or replicated environment. * MySQL certification a plus Doug Koch Technology Recruiting Manager Northland Employment Services Inc. dkoch at jobsmn.com www.jobsmn.com Direct: 952-345-7106 Fax: 952-595-9878 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-jobs/attachments/20080107/13b08da5/attachment.htm