Database Administrator - Senior

Database Administrator - Senior
Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)
Duration: 250 Business Days

Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Creation of technical specifications for Azure, SQL and Oracle database systems development
Design, implement and work with the project team in completing all relevant and required documentation in alignment with OPS standards
Undertake special assignments/sub-projects as assigned
Conduct, assess, evaluate and document stakeholder interests and business needs
Create and validate business scenarios and use cases
Produce visual depiction of use cases and process flows;ensure alignment with the program area and associated business architecture, as well as traceability to solution logical and physical architectures
Create, review, provide input and support of Enterprise Architecture artifacts for all checkpoints as required
Create system and user interface design and modifications (data & screen) as required
Review all test scenarios to ensure the requirements are met;establish traceability matrix to monitor output
Ensure alignment and adherence to Ministry of Government Services processes and standards
Support the testing team during system and UAT testing
Participate in Knowledge transfer
Experience administering database management systems (i.E. ORACLE, Exadata, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure etc.) for business intelligence and analytics applications
Create, test and implement safeguards to maintain data integrity and protect against unauthorized access
Assist with SQL optimization and code reviews to ensure queries are efficient
At least 10 years of experience
Experience in database replication / Real-Time data delivery with either MSSQL or Oracle products (5+ years)

Criteria Ratings MUST TOTAL 100

Technical Skills
55 Points
Oracle Exadata, Golden Gate, MSSQL, Azure SQL technical knowledge and experience.
Demonstrated experience in modifying database structures using information provided by application developers
Demonstrated experience with monitoring, optimizing and performance tuning using either manual or automated tools
Able to develop and interpret highly complex SQL to support queries and provide feedback for developers.

Analysis and Problem Solving
30 Points
Research, and evaluation of complex design options.
Superior ability to identify root cause of complex environmental or underlying database specific issues.
Determining areas of risk and recommending innovative alternatives and options for resolution to meet program needs.
Demonstrated experience working within a team environment to troubleshoot and resolve technical problems.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills
15 Points
Demonstrated writing and negotiation
Oral and written communication skills, Interpersonal and consultative skills,
Experience preparing operational documentation (build guides, procedures, etc)

MUST HAVES:
Oracle, SQL Managed Instance & Elastic Pools

• Performance tuning using AWR, ASH, and execution plans
• Storage optimization, partitioning, and indexing strategies

Oracle Golden Gate

• Designing, deploying, and monitoring Golden Gate replication topologies
• Tuning extract/replicat processes, log retention, and checkpointing

Azure Data Replication

• SQLMI transactional replication
• Elastic pool implementations and tenant level balancing

Operational Excellence

• Incident response, performance baselines, and proactive monitoring
• Root cause analysis and post incident optimization