Sql Database Administrator Jobs

Looking to be a part of a highly innovative organization in your next opportunity!? Our client is currently looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join the hybrid team in Ottawa! If you are looking for a new challenge, and have a great interest in technology, we want to hear from you!

What are the perks:

• Great work-life balance!
• Great benefits package!
• Pension Plan!

The Senior Database Administrator will be responsible for:

• Collaborate closely with IT operations, application development, scrum, and service management teams to support and improve service delivery, application releases, and deployments.
• Establish and continuously enhance data protection and recovery processes, including backup, failover, and disaster recovery.
• Plan, implement, and regularly audit the environment to ensure data security, privacy, and integrity, and prevent unauthorized access and misuse.
• Enhance database and systems monitoring, alerting, and event management capabilities.
• Assist application development teams with complex SQL queries and programming constructs.
• Provide operational support and contribute to the architecture, deployment, and management of databases, systems, and services in a dynamic, distributed environment.
• Minimize downtime, improve query performance, optimize parameters, and implement changes, updates, and upgrades to database servers and operating systems.
• Recommend, document, and enforce database and system standards, policies, and operational procedures.
• Design, create, optimize, and debug databases, instances, and objects, including schemas, queries, indexes, stored procedures, and replication processes.
• Introduce and support automation, continuous delivery, and adherence to standards and best practices.
• Proactively monitor and report on service health, capacity, security, usage, and performance.
• Install server software, configure database servers and instances, and ensure ongoing monitoring and maintenance for database and system health, security, and user management.

The required qualifications for the Senior Database Administrator are:

• Experience in managing and supporting critical databases, servers, and clusters.
• Knowledge of data security measures, including backup, encryption, and disaster recovery.
• Proficiency in capacity and performance management.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience in a large-scale environment.
• Focus on integration, automation, and continuous improvement.

High competence in the following systems, tools, and technologies:

• Windows Server, PowerShell scripting
• MS SQL Server, Azure SQL Services, TSQL, SSMS, SSRS, SSIS
• Database management tools, load balancing, clustering, and replication
• T-SQL scripting
• Experience with public cloud-based environments (Azure- preferred or AWS)
• MS Windows Server (OS, AD, IIS, FS, DNS, DHCP, PowerShell)

Summary:

If you are looking for a new challenge, professional growth and have a great interest in technology, please reach out to us today! We can't wait to introduce you to your awesome new team.