Job Title: Database Administrator

Job ID: 89289

Location: Toronto, Canada – Hybrid

Overview:

Our client provides specialist financial services to investment funds, investors, multinationals and private clients worldwide. With over 10,000 employees in 45 countries they innovative solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs and deliver exceptional service. Continuous investment in learning means you will work with people who are among the best in the industry. This is an opportunity to excel in an environment that genuinely supports your personal and career development.

Our client seeks a Database Administrator within the Database Team. The successful candidate will work with a team of database engineers and is primarily tasked with supporting the entire database footprint both on-prem and in the cloud. The position is responsible for ensuring the team operates effectively and efficiently, is properly motivated and ensures customer expectations are managed. This role interacts with most functions across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building large, scalable infrastructure, and is a creative thinker, problem solver, teacher and learner. This is a hands-on technical role with experience of Oracle databases essential, with additional knowledge of SQL Server or PostgreSQL being a plus. The focus of this role is to ensure optimal database performance, security, and reliability across our organization.

What you will be doing:
Database Architecture & Design
You will design and implement database architectures




Establish database standards and best practices
Ensure database security, performance, and reliability

Team Engagement
Lead and mentor junior database administrations
Coordinate with other IT teams and stakeholders
Participate in major incidents and their resolution
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing

Technical Expertise
Oversee database maintenance, backup, and recovery procedures
Optimize database performance and troubleshoot complex issues
Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions

Strategic Planning
Plan database capacity and scalability requirements
Evaluate and recommend new database technologies
Develop long-term database strategies aligned with business goals

What you must have:
You must have 5-8 years of database administration experience
Extensive experience with major database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
Proficiency in: Oracle Exadata Database Appliance, Oracle Database Appliance (ODA), Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control (OEM)
Installation, upgrade, monitoring,



and support of Oracle Databases 19c and newer versions
Knowledge of Oracle GoldenGate implementation and maintenance
Linux/UNIX scripting proficiency
Autosys, Stonebranch or other workload scheduling tool expertise required
Working knowledge of modern automation tools (Ansible, Rundeck)
Strong knowledge of database security and compliance
Experience with data modelling and database design
Problem-solving and analytical abilities
Performance tuning and optimization expertise
Excellent knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL programming.
Experience with database backup and recovery strategies, including disaster recovery planning.
Strong understanding of database security best practices and compliance requirements.

Education
Bachelor’s degree or technical qualification prevalent to the position
Certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, or PostgreSQL Certified Associate.
AWS Cloud Practitioner or Associate Level certification [or ability to obtain within 6 months] with proficiency in: RDS databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, Aurora), CloudWatch monitoring, CloudFormation, Lambda functions, AWS DMS and DirectConnect, Python, JSON, YAML programming experience, Oracle Cloud Services expertise, and experience with multi-cloud environments

Salary/Rate Range: CAD $85,000 to CAD $105,000

Other Information:
Permanent position
Hybrid 3 days/week onsite downtown Toronto (close to Union Station)

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