DBA - Oracle/SQL

Our client, the Bank of Canada in Calgary has a 2 year hybrid remote contract for a DBA. Attached are the details. Please send me your resume and I will call you back with more details.

Candidates must be a Canadian citizen or a permenent resident of Canada and have lived in Canada for a minimum of 5 years.

Install, configure and maintain all supported database software (Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server) on prem and in Azure cloud-based High Availability environments

• Execute and support database migration initiatives from on-premises environments to: o Azure SQL Database o Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI) o Oracle Database Services in Azure (including Oracle@Azure / Exadata)
• Design and implement cloud-native High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions to ensure that business service-level agreements are met
• Implement automated deployment and configuration management using Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., ARM templates, Terraform, Bicep)
• Develop and maintain automated backup, recovery, and monitoring solutions
• Perform advanced performance tuning and cost optimization in Azure environments
• Analyze and monitor system performance to identify major performance bottlenecks in the system and identify the impact of administration tasks on core business scenarios
• Implement and maintain database security controls including encryption (e.g., TDE) and role-based access control
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical support for complex cloud database environments
• Resolve database related technical issues
• Provide operational support to database administrators
• Document architecture, migration runbooks, and operational standards

Required Qualifications & Skills

• University Degree or College Diploma in a related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated enterprise Database Administrator experience
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated ability in leading and/or executing database migrations to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and/or Oracle Exadata database Service
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience administering Oracle workloads in Azure environments, including Oracle Exadata database Service (Oracle@Azure)
• Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience with Oracle 19c and SQL Server 2019 (or newer)
• Demonstrated experience with Azure SQL PaaS Services
• Demonstrated experience with Oracle Exadata, Data Guard, RAC
• Demonstrated experience with Database Recovery Manager (RMAN), including backup/restore and point in time recovery
• Demonstrated recent experience with PostgreSQL on Azure
• Demonstrated recent experience using automation and scripting tools such as PowerShell, Bash, Terraform, ARM, Bicep, Azure CLI
• Demonstrated experience supporting mission-critical production systems in cloud or hybrid environments

Additional Qualifications The following will also be considered:

• Demonstrated ability to organize tasks efficiently
• Demonstrated knowledge of Commvault
• Demonstrated knowledge of Dynatrace
• Relevant professional certifications and designations, such as: o Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate o Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate o Oracle cloud certifications