Senior Consultant, Database Infrastructure & Cloud Platforms

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What You’ll Be Doing  As a  Senior Consultant, Database Infrastructure & Cloud Platforms  you will join CIBC’s  Cloud Engineering and Transformation team , providing technical leadership in infrastructure design, best practices, and standards to implement enterprise‑level Postgre

SQL and Oracle database capabilities. You will be responsible for deploying and securing Postgre

SQL and Oracle databases, implementing high‑availability solutions, managing backup, restore, and disaster‑recovery processes, as well as managing upgrades, patching, and automation activities. You will also provide third‑level support as required. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work with Postgre

SQL in Kubernetes/Open Shift clusters and within the Azure cloud environment.
How You’ll Succeed    Leadership & Communication  – Assess business needs, technology options, and security requirements to deliver practical database solutions that strengthen business performance. Collaborate with senior leaders to provide informed recommendations and support business proposals with feasibility assessments and technical expertise. Lead the evaluation, selection, design, and implementation of new and emerging database technologies.
Partnership & Governance  – Partner with platform owners, product owners, and solution architects to deliver and manage database services. Proactively contribute to governance initiatives in the development of database‑related policies and audit requirements. Work closely with application teams, support groups, and the security team to ensure production readiness and reliable operations.
Database Engineering & Support  – Design, build, and manage database platforms and their ecosystem to support large‑scale, mission‑critical applications. Oversee the platform lifecycle, including roadmap, upgrades, decommissions, and alignment with strategic objectives. Leverage Oracle expertise to support strategic planning and migrations from Oracle to Postgre

SQL. Maintain standard images, hardened configurations, and accurate internal database management records.
Container & Cloud  – Support both open‑source and EDB Postgre

SQL including container technologies. Coordinate with CaaS, cloud engineering teams, and vendors to deliver containerised solutions and adopt cloud transformation initiatives. You have strong knowledge of high‑availability and replication patterns, backup/restore processes, and disaster‑recovery testing; experience with tools such as , , and Barman. Experience deploying and operating EDB Postgre

SQL EFM for automated failover, as well as ecosystem tools like Pgpool.
Who You Are   You have 5+ years of experience in Postgre

SQL in production, including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and advanced troubleshooting in mission‑critical environments. Practical experience running Postgre

SQL in Kubernetes and cloud/Azure environments, including persistent storage, networking, and observability. Architecture and solution‑design expertise supporting scalability, reliability, and security for enterprise‑grade applications. Demonstrated success in planning and implementing migrations from Oracle and/or SQL Server to Postgre

SQL. It is an asset if you have familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9 administration and security, database and infrastructure integration, Rubrik for backup, restore, and disaster recovery, and automation and Dev Ops tools like Ansible, Git Hub, Artifactory, and Agile methodologies. An infrastructure‑as‑code approach is preferred.
You act like an owner. You thrive when you’re empowered to take the lead, go above and beyond, and deliver results.
You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies, and can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
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