SQL Database Administrator at Bay Street Staffing

• Job Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Seniority Mid-Senior Level
• Type Contract

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Job Title: DBA - Expert - (MSSQL) Duration: 6 Months contract with potential extensions Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid working model) Daily Job Duties/Activities: - Taking ownership of and leading technical resolutions for production incidents - Communicating clearly complex technical issues to stakeholders and Lines of Business partners - Complying with Client 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 Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases.

Optimize database performance, including indexing, query tuning, and resource management.

Ensure database security by implementing best practices for user access control, encryption, and auditing.

Implement native security features in Oracle (TDE, Data Redaction, Database Vault) and SQL Server (TDE, Always Encrypted).

RAC, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.

Automate database monitoring and maintenance tasks.

Must Haves: - 5-7 years of experience in Azure Cloud database (Focus on MSSQL) - Experience with PostgreSQL - 2+ years - Setup/Installation and configuration of DB products - Experience in Tuning, Query Optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting database issues - Cloud migration experience - Exhibit knowledge of DB backup restore and recovery Nice to have: - ServiceNow Ticketing System - SolarWind Performance Tool - Azure Certification - Financial Industry experience