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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days SilverRail's roles stay open a median of 8 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of SilverRail's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SilverRail
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 2 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SilverRail's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SilverRail.
About this role
The Database Administrator will join SilverRail's Engineering team on a three-month contract, focusing on managing the MySQL database infrastructure that supports high-volume transactions for rail distribution platforms. Responsibilities include database design, performance optimization, and cloud infrastructure management, specifically with AWS RDS. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams to ensure database reliability and performance while documenting processes for handover at the end of the contract.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SilverRail as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years' experience as a MySQL Database Administrator or in a role with substantial MySQL responsibility
- Proven proficiency in database schema design and data modelling
- Strong track record of database optimisation, including indexing, query tuning and performance monitoring
- Advanced SQL skills, with experience using SQL for analytics, reporting and troubleshooting
- Practical experience implementing and managing read/write splitting in a production environment
- Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, including provisioning, monitoring, backups and scaling
Nice to have
- Experience with other AWS database or infrastructure services (e.g. Aurora, CloudWatch, IAM)
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code or database automation tooling (e.g. Terraform)
- Experience supporting high-transaction-volume, high-availability systems (e.g. travel, e-commerce or financial services)
- Awareness of data security and compliance considerations relevant to database systems (e.g. GDPR, PCI-DSS)
- Previous experience delivering short-term, project-based contract engagements
Worth weighing
- Short-term contract may limit long-term career growth opportunities
- Role requires quick ramp-up and autonomy, which may be challenging for some candidates
- Focus on high-availability systems implies a demanding work environment
Summarised from SilverRail's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by SilverRail on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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