Senior Database Engineer

Senior Database Engineer - Permanent - 19250 About the Opportunity

A well-reputed, global software company in the Ottawa area is looking to add a Senior Database Engineer to their growing R&D group. As a recognized innovator in the customer engagement domain, this B2B SaaS company supports millions of transactions across North America, Europe, and APAC.

Reporting directly to the VP of R&D, you will own the design, optimization, reliability, and protection of database systems and the entire data tier across the Microsoft SQL Server platform. Operating within an Agile/Scrum framework, you’ll collaborate daily with members across the Product and Engineering teams to build resilient systems that power high-velocity release cycles.

While this software company has an office presence in the National Capital Region, they boast a fully-remote work model and welcome candidates across Ontario and Quebec.

• Database Design & Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain scalable database solutions, including conceptual data models and instance configurations for SQL Server
• Performance Optimization: Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune existing database systems to maximize real-time transactional performance
• Security & Reliability: Define and implement robust security protocols, data backup strategies, and high-availability solutions
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with development teams to support new feature designs, future system capacity planning, and complex production deployments in distributed environments

• Deep SQL Server Expertise: 8+ years architecting and scaling SQL Server database systems; optimize high-availability, real‑time transactional performance
• Production Environment
  
  Experience:
  
  4+ years managing various DBMS (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, etc.) at scale in live, production environments
• Problem-Solving Mindset: Exceptional debugging, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis skills
• Agile Adaptability: Comfort navigating fast-paced product cycles and juggling shifting priorities seamlessly
• An Ownership Mindset: You take pride in clean design, automated workflows, and building data platforms that just work

• Core Systems: Master-level understanding of relational database theory, transaction isolation levels, and data modeling
• SQL Server: Advanced T‑SQL mastery and deep knowledge of SQL Server internals
• OS & Scripting: Strong experience with Windows Server and Power Shell scripting, alongside comfort in Linux environments
• Nice‑to‑Haves: Hands‑on experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc.)

Our client is offering a competitive salary ranging from $110,000 to $140,000 in addition to a generous vacation allotment and a comprehensive benefits package.