Role: Database Administrator
Salary: $85,000 - $105,000 per year

Location: Toronto (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)

Your New Company

Our client is a leading global organization undergoing ongoing modernization of its enterprise database and cloud infrastructure. They are seeking a Database Administrator with deep Oracle expertise to support mission-critical environments, drive modernization initiatives, and contribute to the long-term evolution of their database platforms.

Your New Role

As a Database Administrator, you will be responsible for the administration, optimization, security, and strategic development of enterprise database environments. You will manage highly available Oracle platforms, support cloud-based database services, lead database upgrades and modernization efforts, and collaborate with infrastructure and application teams to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

- Managing and supporting Oracle Database 19c environments while assisting with future-version upgrades.
- Administering Oracle Exadata, Oracle RAC, Data Guard, ASM, Grid Infrastructure, ODA, and Oracle Enterprise Manager.
- Supporting SQL Server and PostgreSQL database platforms.
- Designing and implementing high-availability, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery solutions.
- Monitoring and optimizing database performance across enterprise environments.
- Implementing and supporting Oracle Golden Gate replication.
- Developing automation solutions using scripting and modern infrastructure tools.
- Planning database capacity, scalability, and technology roadmaps.
- Participating in major incident response and complex troubleshooting activities.




- Mentoring team members and promoting database best practices.

What You'll Need to Succeed

- 5–8 years of Database Administration experience within enterprise environments.
- Robust hands-on experience administering Oracle Database 19c or newer (Oracle 11g experience alone will not meet requirements).
- Extensive Oracle infrastructure experience including:
- Oracle Exadata
- Oracle RAC
- Oracle Data Guard
- Oracle ASM
- Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Oracle Database Appliance (ODA)
- Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
- Strong experience supporting and optimizing Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases.
- Experience implementing and supporting Oracle Golden Gate.
- Advanced SQL and PL/SQL programming expertise.
- Linux/UNIX administration and scripting experience.
- Experience with workload automation tools such as Autosys, Stonebranch, or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of database security, compliance, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
- Proven expertise in performance tuning and database optimization.

Mandatory Certifications

- Oracle Certification (OCP or equivalent).
- Microsoft Certified Database certification (Azure Database Administrator Associate or similar).

Cloud Requirements (Must Have)





- Hands-on AWS cloud experience.
- Experience supporting:
- Amazon RDS (Oracle and PostgreSQL)
- Aurora
- Cloud Watch
- Cloud Formation
- AWS DMS
- Direct Connect
- Lambda
- Experience working in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
- Python, JSON, and YAML scripting experience.

What You'll Get in Return

- Opportunity to work within a large-scale enterprise database environment.
- Exposure to modern Oracle, AWS, automation, and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Complex technical challenges supporting mission-critical applications.
- Collaborative team environment with strong opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

What You Need to Do Now

If you are an experienced Database Administrator with strong Oracle expertise, AWS cloud experience, and enterprise-scale database administration capabilities, we would like to hear from you. Apply today to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Vacancy Status: This advertisement is for a current vacancy with an active client requirement. We are actively seeking qualified candidates for this position.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Recruitment: Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support certain administrative aspects of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application information, generating candidate summaries, and scheduling activities.

All hiring decisions are made by qualified recruitment professionals and/or hiring managers, with appropriate human oversight throughout the process.

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