MySQL Instructor [Any Location - Europe]

About Percona

Percona makes MySQL more valuable to customers and the community. Our MySQL Consulting, Support, Training, Remote DBA, and Server Development services as well as open source MySQL software  help people achieve breakthrough results with MySQL.

Our MySQL Consulting and Support teams are in a class of their own. Our expertise is visible in our widely read MySQL Performance blog and our book High Performance MySQL. We also create and maintain the oldest independent version of the MySQL database server (Percona Server), the only open-source hot backup solution for MySQL (Percona XtraBackup), and many more uniquely valuable software tools such as Percona Toolkit for MySQL users.

Discover what it means to work with the smartest people in the industry, solving the most challenging problems our customers can dream up and throw at you. Work from home, with some required travel. Great benefits, flexible hours, and a chance to be part of a company that's changing the industry.

Percona is the oldest and largest independent MySQL support and consulting company with a global, 24x7 staff of nearly 100 serving more than 1,800 customers in 50+ countries since 2006.

***You can remotely from anywhere within Europe, but will need to be available to travel for company conferences, meetings, and events.***

Summary

Percona is seeking a dynamic Trainer to join our global training team. The MySQL instructor will teach exclusively about MySQL, Percona Server, RDBMS development, and database administration. The Trainer will work remotely -- there is no central office; most people work from their home office. The trainer must live within two hours of a major airport. The Trainer will be on the road 50 - 75% of his/her time. Duties include delivering public training and private/on-site classes and assisting in the design and development of new courses. Access to a reliable high-speed internet connection is essential. Only candidates from Europe will be considered. This position reports to the Director of Training.

Core Skills

• Polite, friendly and professional.
• Expert knowledge of MySQL (If you have read and understood "High Performance MySQL" you should apply).
• Expert knowledge of SQL.
• General programming and scripting abilities.
• Knowledge of operating systems, networking, hardware, and file systems.
• Comfortable with Instructor Led Training.
• Hands-on experience with database operations.

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Linux systems administration, including file systems, hardware, and networking.
• Knowledge of LAMP technologies such as Apache, memcached, and other popular F/OSS server software.
• Proficiency with (a) system monitoring tools like Nagios, Cacti and (b) high availability technology like HA-Proxy, DRBD.
• Proficiency with Percona Toolkit and other supporting software suites.
• Proficiency with gdb, strace, tcpdump, iostat, oprofile and other systems tools.
• Experience delivering synchronous online training.
• Experience delivering asynchronous online training.
• Familiar with instructional systems design.