Database Administrators

Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI organization to identify experienced Database Administrators for a high-priority training and evaluation project. Freelancers will be tasked with performing a wide range of real-world database operations to support AI model development focused on SQL, systems administration, and performance optimization. This short-term contract is ideal for experts ready to bring practical, production‑grade insights to frontier AI training efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and optimize complex SQL queries using EXPLAIN plans and indexing strategies
• Implement schema changes with CREATE / ALTER statements and rollback planning
• Configure and validate automated backup and restoration procedures
• Manage user roles and permissions following defined security policies
• Export / import data between systems with validation checks and encoding integrity
• Execute data quality checks and report violations with remediation scripts
• Apply statistics updates, manage transaction logs, and test failover recovery
• Perform compliance data extractions, patching, and system audits for enterprise use cases
• Document processes and performance findings in clear, reproducible formats

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