Posted Monday, July 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 3:59 AM

About the chance
This position provides implementation, administration, support, monitoring and maintenance of SQL Database environments across multiple cloud environments. The candidate will join the Cloud Database Engineering team responsible for timely resolution of issues that impact database server usability, ensuring systems are sized, built, and configured for optimal operation.

What you’ll get to do

Provide administration and support for mission‑critical and pre‑production database environments

Design and implement Azure cloud databases, high‑availability solutions, replication, encryption, and disaster recovery solutions

Perform migration of on‑premises databases to the Azure Cloud using SQL on VM, SQL MI, and Azure SQL Database

Perform and manage daily database maintenance, monitoring, and performance tuning tasks

Provide technical leadership through example, develop innovation, strategies, processes, and best practices

Manage database disaster recovery for all database environments, including SQL backup policies

Identify and document performance and scaling improvements for development teams

Assist in the design and implementation of security, auditing, and integrity controls

Benchmark, analyze, report on, and recommend improvements for the SQL transactional replication infrastructure

Guide junior DBAs

Provide 24x7 on‑call administration and support

Skills and experience we value

At least 8+ years of recent experience maintaining and administrating mission‑critical database environments





Experience in large enterprise production environments with high transaction volume

SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025

Cloud database solutions including SQL on VM, SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database

NoSQL database technologies such as MongoDB and Cosmos DB

Data streaming and caching technologies such as Kafka and Redis

PowerShell and Azure CLI

Automation of processes to improve efficiency

Database triaging, tuning and monitoring

Database design and application development life cycle

Expertise in troubleshooting, problem solving and initiative

Excellent planning, time management, documentation skills

Expert in T‑SQL, SQL Profiler, and PowerShell

Expert in SQL monitoring tools such as SQL Sentry and DBA Dash

Experience managing Human Capital Management SaaS database systems

Adapts to changing priorities

Must communicate effectively with distributed team members

Works well individually and within a team

Conducts research into database issues and products and presents ideas in a business‑appropriate, user‑friendly language

What’s in it for you
Dayforce is an equal‑opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; a 401(k) plan with matching; a Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan; unlimited time away from work; 10 paid US holidays; up to 80 hours of paid sick time; and 17 weeks of paid parental leave, subject to policy terms.

About the salary ranges
The salary range listed is a guide; final compensation may vary based on bonuses, incentives, experience, skills, budget, and location.

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📌 Database Administrator Sr (Ontario)
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