Database Administrator Specialist

Location: Toronto, On - Hybrid - (In office every Tuesday for the time being)

Contract Length: 6 months with Possibility of extension.

We at Raise are hiring a Database Administrator Specialist for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.

We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.

Responsibilities:

• Taking ownership of and leading technical resolutions for production incidents.
• Communicating clearly complex technical issues to stakeholders and Lines of Business partners.
• Complying with Banking standards for change control and overall database security policies.
• Analyzing recurring incidents and identifying service improvements where possible.
• Providing on-call rotational/pager support where required.
• Participating in Incidents and Changes as part of BAU Operational activities.
• Participating in Scheduled Disaster Recovery or SCM activities.
• Participating in post-mortems and RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) of critical incidents.

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of experience in similar database role.
• Extensive experience in MSSQL, Azure (IaaS, PaaS).
• Setup/Installation and configuration of DB products.
• ?Azure Certification.
• Oracle and MSSQL.
• Experience in Tuning, Query Optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting database issues.
• Cloud migration experience.
• Exhibit knowledge of DB backup restore and recovery.

Nice to have:

• **Strong nice to have MongoDB & PostgreSQL**
• ServiceNow Ticketing System.
• SolarWind Performance Tool.
• FInancial Industry experience.