What We Offer

We value our employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and future.

Our offerings include

- Competitive Salary - Your expertise is valued. We offer a strong, competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience.
- OMERS Pension Plan - Secure your future with our employer-supported pension plan.
- Comprehensive Health & Dental Advantages - Extensive coverage for you and your family.
- Generous Paid Time Off - Vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
- Professional Development & Growth - Access opportunities for training, professional development, and specialized career pathways to help you excel.
- Dedicated Wellness Programs - Your mental and physical health are essential. Benefit from wellness resources, mental health supports, and programs designed to help you thrive.

Branch and Unit

Administrative Support / Information Technology

Employment Type

This is a full-time, regular position.

Vacancies

Vacancies: 1

Tentative start date: October 2026

Posting

Reporting to the Manager of Information Technology, this position is responsible for designing, developing, administrating, and enhancing databases and various software applications (ex: web, console, windows, system service, shell scripts).

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Administers, maintains, develops, and implements procedures and plans for ensuring security and integrity of the databases.
- Plans and coordinates database security measures.
- Collaborates in designing and developing of databases for users responding/anticipating technological innovations.
- Implements data models and database designs, data access and table maintenance codes transferring /replicating data, resolving database performance issues, dataset capacity issues, replication, and other distributed data issues.
- Designing, developing, testing,



and implementing software applications (Web, SQL, Microsoft Azure, Python, Java Script, Perl, C, C# & Gen AI Programming) ensuring applications meet requirements.
- Researches, examines, and evaluates solutions and alternatives to business problems using work diagrams, structure/state charts, predicting risks and impacts.
- Provides technical support for application users and members.
- Job tasks are varied and complex (multiple databases, multiple clients, data warehouse) and contain new elements (design, maintenance). Judgment, research and analysis are required for design, debugging and testing.
- Other duties, projects, as assigned (individual or group responsibilities).

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

- Completion of a University degree in Information Technology or related field.
- Minimum 5 years' progressive experience (ex. database position, related design requirement) and with multiple programming applications, including architecture and database infrastructure.
- Familiarity with SQL, Microsoft Azure, Power Apps, Python, Java Script, Perl, C, C# will be considered an asset.
- Responsible for project leadership on planning, designing, developing and testing of new systems and applications using various programming languages and database schemas. DBA development and presenting the storyboard/mock up and design to the end users.
- Ability to provide technical advice to users/stakeholders with explanations of technical matters in nontechnical terms, and relaying of unwelcome information.




- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills with multiple levels and sources for listening and comprehension.
- Well-developed time management, prioritization, multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to interact diplomatically, tactfully and confidentially with all levels of the service and the public.

Hours

Monday to Friday / Day Shift (may occasionally require flexibility in hours or overtime)

Salary Level

This is a Level 11 position $131,056 (2025-2029 Collective Agreement)

Selection

As part of the selection for this position, qualifications and skills listed in the posting will be assessed to measure the suitability of all applicants. Assessments may include, but not be limited to: resume review, skills assessment (s), interview(s), medical assessment, psychological assessment, functional abilities testing and/or background investigation.

Note: If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please advise the Human Resources contact on the posting. Appropriate assistance will be provided pursuant to the Service's Accessibility directive.

How to Apply For direct consideration, applicants must apply online by uploading a cover letter, resume, and certificate proving required education/training. Scan all required documents as one (1) pdf.file and upload when resume is requested.

Human Resources is unable to accept e-mail, FAX, or in-person applications.

Durham Regional Police is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected will be contacted.

Contact

Applications for the above position will be accepted until 1600 hours on the closing date of this posting. Questions may be directed to Ema Williams at [email protected]

📌 Senior Application Database Developer (Whitby)
🏢 DRPS- Durham Regional Police Service
📍 Whitby