Infrastructure DBA

Job Description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

At Sun Life, we’re driven by our

Purpose:

helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.

When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Join Sun Life's Data Management Services team as a SQL Server Infrastructure Database Administrator and lead the charge in modernizing our database infrastructure. You'll work across distributed systems supporting Canada and the US, combining hands‑on technical expertise with strategic infrastructure planning—all while driving innovation in database automation and cloud integration.

You’ll be part of a dynamic, geographically distributed team (Canada and India) that powers critical database services for a wide range of applications. This role offers genuine impact: you’ll influence infrastructure decisions, mentor team members, and shape how we evolve our database capabilities. Be prepared to embrace 24/7 rotational on‑call responsibilities, lead after‑hours change management, and champion disaster recovery initiatives.

• Lead Infrastructure Projects:
  Drive SQL Server initiatives from concept to deployment—software releases, security upgrades, feature optimization, and infrastructure scaling
• Automate & Innovate:
  Design and implement automated database deployment pipelines, integrating cutting‑edge Dev Ops practices into our database operations
• Build Resilient Systems:
  Architect and deploy robust SQL Server environments—from standalone instances to failover clusters and Always On Availability Groups—with confidence and precision
• Establish Excellence:
  Create and maintain operational best practices, build documentation, and lead by example in database administration
• Ensure Mission‑Critical Reliability:
  Architect comprehensive backup/restore strategies and validate recoverability across all environments
• Optimize Performance:
  Proactively monitor database stability, performance, and availability using modern diagnostic tools and AI‑powered tuning capabilities
• Collaborate Strategically:
  Partner with technical leads, specialized IT teams, and application support to deliver seamless database services
• Drive Continuous Improvement:
  Champion process innovations and contribute forward‑thinking solutions that elevate the team's capabilities

• University level degree in Computer Science or related information technology degree/diploma
• 2-3+ years of database concepts to business requirements and data‑mapping and logical and physical data modeling experience
• 2-3+ years SQL Server database resiliency strategies such as Always On, replication, log shipping, maintenance plans and DR recovery strategies
• Must have hands‑on experience provisioning, configuring, and scaling SQL Server Environments (including Availability Groups and FCI) using Terraform or Ansible.
• Advanced Power Shell:
  Advanced proficiency in automation scripting, environment validation and configuration management at scale.
• AI-Driven Performance Tuning:
  Familiarity with leveraging AI Powered performance tools (SQL Automatic tuning, Intelligent Query processing) to predict, diagnose and auto‑remediate performance bottlenecks
• Strong engineering capabilities in bridging on premises with cloud capabilities (eg. AWS EC2/RDS)

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Canada…