Senior Database Administrator Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,IT/Tech

Requisition :

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Information Technology (IT) department manages the technology and computer infrastructure that drives Tangerine’s business systems.

The IT department supports the organization in these critical areas:
End-User Technical Support, Desktop Management, Network Management, Voice and Data Communications, Business and Web Applications and Strategic Technical Planning.

The Senior Database Administrator’s role is to design, install, monitor, maintain and performance-tune databases while ensuring high levels of data and system availability. This individual is also responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing database policies and procedures to ensure the integrity and availability of databases and their accompanying software. The Senior Database Administrator will report directly to the Director of Infrastructure Project and Database Systems.

Is

this role right for you? In this role, you will:

Assess and develop long-term strategic goals for databases in conjunction with data owners and department managers
Work with application development staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures
Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets
Configure and design database architecture to scale and adapt to changing Operational and platform technologies (e.g. automation, diverse platform, cloud, etc.)
Ensure that existing and planned implementations are consistent and compliant with applicable security and regulatory policies and directives.
Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts
Create models for new database development and/or changes to existing ones
Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues
Monitor database system details within the database, including stored procedures and execution time, and implement efficiency improvements
Monitor, optimize and allocate physical data storage for database systems
Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems
Establish appropriate end-user database access control levels
Implement corporate policy and audits; develop, publish, enforce and maintain standards and procedures
Manage development, test and production environments; perform administrative functions; maintain documentation
Design, create and maintain database structures; review application design and SQL code
Design, test and implement backup/recovery strategies and contingency plans
Monitor, analyze and report on availability, performance and resource consumption
Assess capacity and make recommendations on disk and server sizing based on projected growth
Plan, test and implement software upgrades; monitor alerts; administer licenses; interface with vendors
Remain current with industry and product direction; evaluate new technologies and product features; make recommendations as to how Tangerine can benefit
Troubleshoot problems; provide database problem resolution assistance to IT staff
Provide day-to-day consultancy and support to IT staff; act as backup for other Database Systems staff
Monitor daily operations; log issues and ensure resolution
Other duties as assigned

Skills

University or College Degree or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience as a DBA
5+ years experience administering Oracle databases
3+ years of SQL coding experience
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Experience on Redis Enterprise will be an added advantage
Experience on Qlik Replicate (Attunity) will be an added advantage
Exposure to GCP database services such as AlloyDB or Cloud SQL is an added advantage
Superior working knowledge of Oracle database products and the SQL language
Proven experience designing, deploying, and administering highly available and resilient database systems including hands-on experience with Dataguard and Disaster Recovery administration.
Experience on database duplication and…