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The position requires expertise in AWS MySQL, with strong hands-on experience in MySQL cluster (no exception) administration, PostgreSQL database technologies, including installation, configuration, maintenance, replication, backup/recovery, and performance tuning of enterprise database systems across both on-premises and AWS cloud environments.\nThis role ensures the security, availability, reliability, and scalability of mission-critical PostgreSQL and MySQL databases supporting enterprise applications. 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