Founded in 2002, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is a not-for-profit organization tasked with the safe, long-term management of Canada’s intermediate- and high-level radioactive waste, in a manner that protects people and the environment for generations to come.

The NWMO has been guided for more than 20 years by a dedicated team of world-class scientists, engineers and Indigenous Knowledge Holders who are developing innovative and collaborative solutions for nuclear waste management. In 2024, the NWMO selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the potential hosts for the site for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel.

This decision means our office and staff will, in the future, be relocating to Ignace, Ont., Infrastructure planning and development are underway to support this transition and ensure that both the community and our employees are well served and supported, now and in the future.

Database Administrator

One (1) Position Available – Temporary – 18 months

Position Location: Toronto Head Office – 22 St. Reporting to the Section Manager, Site Characterization Data Management, the Database Administrator will administer and provide expert advice and technical support for NWMO’s data management systems. Working closely with NWMO’s IT function and vendors, this role will support teams to ensure systems functionality, performance and usability. The role will also contribute to system enhancement initiatives, and vendor-delivered development activities to support ongoing modernization of NWMO’s Site Characterization Data Management System.

Key duties include reviewing, evaluating and quality assuring site characterization data to ensure compliance with NWMO’s quality assurance protocols; overseeing software system improvements, upgrades,



data customizations and licensing and maintenance agreements; Administer and provide expert advice and support to NWMO users on technical software for NWMO’s Site Characterization Data Management System (SCDMS) that integrates systems such as Seequent’s DAP Server technology, Seequent’s Metadata Editor, acQuire’s Borehole Data Management technology, and Kisters’ Wiski water resource management tool.

Review, evaluate, and quality assure data and products from both internal teams and external consultants to ensure compliance with NWMO’s Quality Assurance Protocols. Diagnose and clean problematic data and work with internal staff and external consultants to ensure compatibility for SCDMS publication.

Interface with the NWMO IT function and vendor support teams to ensure system functionality, performance and usability, as well as ongoing assurance of data asset security, integrity and availability to NWMO staff.

Provide technical input into system design decisions, configuration changes, and enhancement planning activities in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external solution providers.

Coordinate and support externally delivered development work, including requirements clarification, testing, and validation of configured or custom-built solutions.

Primary contact and software owner for Seequent DAP Server. Manage system improvements, upgrades and data customizations.

A 4-year bachelor’s degree majoring in science, geology, earth science, or Geographic Information System (GIS), Computer Information Systems (CIS), Management Information Systems (MIS).





Over 6 years of professional experience working with geoscientific and/or environmental monitoring data.

Experience in overseeing software system improvements, upgrades, and data customizations and in using and providing support to a variety of specialized GIS relational databases, applications and tools.

Experience participating in system implementation, enhancement, or migration initiatives involving structured data repositories, including familiarity with structured data models, metadata design, and configuration of enterprise data management platforms.

Ability to work in a procedurally regulated IT workplace.

Assets

WISKI water resource management tool experience

Microsoft certification

Experience with SQL Server performance tuning including: Experience working with SharePoint-based solutions or other enterprise content management platforms.

Experience supporting externally developed custom applications or coordinating with third-party software developers.

Must be eligible to work in Canada and must be able to meet security clearance requirements.

NWMO currently operates in a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office (Tuesdays being universal) and 2 days working from home.

Candidates residing in the Greater Toronto Area: Office Location – 22 St. Clair Avenue East until their role is required to relocate.

Current employees may continue working from their existing work location/arrangements until their role is required at site.

We offer a competitive base salary, health care benefits and a defined benefit pension plan.

As an employment equity employer, NWMO actively seeks Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, women, people with disabilities, and additional diverse identities for our workforce. The NWMO will provide accommodation to applicants with disabilities.

📌 Temp Database Administrator (Toronto)
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