Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.

The Software

Department at MDA Space is currently seeking a Database Architect / Infrastructure Engineer /MTS (Member of Technical Staff) on our Robotics & Space Operations team at our Brampton office.

Database

Architect / Infrastructure Engineer , you will be instrumental in using your skill and experience to design, implement, maintain custom, on-prem databases to process structured and unstructured data. With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true.

Review Database System

Requirements and System Verifications documented by the System Engineers Continuously improve system reliability, performance, and capacity through proactive monitoring, automation,



and optimization Develop and maintain internal build pipelines and necessary extensions, ensuring compliance and long-term maintainability Profile, benchmark, and troubleshoot performance issues at scale to identify architectural and operational bottlenecks Deep dive into Ceph and Couchbase code and architecture to optimize performance and scalability for production workloads Sysadmin/SRE Experience: 1+ years of experience in operationally responsible for production environment database clusters.

Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. On-prem data centre: Experience working with on-prem infrastructure as sysadmin or site reliability engineer (SRE) in data centre.

SQL database: Hands-on experience managing SQL databases under Kubernetes environment.

System Programming: Robust fundamentals in system programming with proficiency in C# or equivalent languages.

Networking & Security: Strong fundamentals in infrastructure networking and security standards such as NIST 800-53. Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR. An equal chance employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age. extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

📌 Database Architect / Infrastructure Engineer (Brampton)
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