MariaDB SME – Technical Architect

Windward Consulting

MariaDB SME/Technical Architect optimizing distributed MariaDB instances for ServiceNow deployments. Involved in installation, configuration, and providing technical leadership across teams.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxMariaDBMySQLPythonServiceNowVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain and optimize installations of MariaDB across multiple environments, to include architecture, design, installation support, configuration, and maintenance
Configure and maintain database replication within and across multiple sites to ensure performance and high availability
Collaborate with ServiceNow administrators to ensure full alignment and optimal utilization of the database by the ServiceNow application.
Collaborate with stakeholders and Business Analysts to translate business needs into technical specifications and lead technical workshops to review design, architecture, and configuration approaches.
Provide technical leadership and ensure compliance by guiding junior developers or project teams, participating in code reviews, maintaining version control, ensuring security/privacy compliance, and contributing to technical documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
3–5+ years of MariaDB development or technical consulting experience (MySQL experience will be considered, but MariaDB-specific capability is preferred)
Strong understanding of InnoDB internals and transaction behavior
Practical and demonstratable MariaDB-specific experience with performance tuning and optimization, especially running on VMware linux hosts
Practical and demonstratable MariaDB-specific experience with high-availability, replication, and database scaling architecture
Experience with backup/recovery and disaster recovery planning
Proficiency in scripting (Python/Bash) for automation
Practical and demonstratable MariaDB-specific experience with implementation of security and compliance controls.
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
Strong communication and client-facing presentation abilities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Short Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Life Insurance and AD&D
Option to purchase additional Life Insurance and AD&D
Paid Time Off
Personal Leave
Holidays
401(k) plan with company match
Work/life balance

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Hard Skills & Tools

MariaDBMySQLInnoDBperformance tuningdatabase replicationhigh availabilitydatabase scaling architecturebackup/recoverydisaster recovery planningscripting

Soft Skills

problem-solvingdebuggingcommunicationclient-facing presentationtechnical leadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information Systems