Lead SQL Database Engineer; Azure

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As an Lead SQL Database Engineer (Azure) you will be responsible for deployment, migration, implementation, and administration of databases and support of all database environments and related applications on on‑prem and Azure SQL Databases. You are responsible for performance monitoring, security, troubleshooting, backups, error checks, and replication and works directly with other teams to triage and troubleshoot on escalating issues. You install, configure, maintain and patch SQL Servers, test backup/recovery, replication, failover, and disaster recovery, deploy new database and code per change requests and provides troubleshooting and support including after‑hours support.

• Database Administration
  - Manage SQL Server Databases, Azure SQL databases, instances backup and restore on‑prem and Azure SQL databases. Also manage instances monitor SQL Agent jobs and respond to critical job notifications on failure.
• Troubleshooting
  - Troubleshoot and resolve problems with production systems; escalates issues and facilitates resolution. Automate common management tasks using Power Shell. Evaluate data access and security to ensure that electronic data resources are available to those who need access and protected. Automate database management tasks. You are a DBA with developer skills and a mindset.
• Automation
  - Experience automating routine DBA tasks using Power Shell and Python.
• Collaboration
  - Work collaboratively with the application support and development team including architects, developers to ensure project success. Assist in project planning and management with clients and other staff members and create documentation and maintenance plans, assigning monitoring threshold values.

• You must demonstrate 10‑12 years of experience in SQL Database Administration with relational database. In addition to this, you must have experience with backup strategies, replication, and DR solutions for SQL, monitoring and tuning MS SQL Server databases for optimum performance and a deep knowledge of indexes, index management, statistics, performance tuning. This position demands comprehensive expertise in SQL Server database administration, along with a thorough familiarity with the distinct capabilities and limitations of Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server deployed on Azure Virtual Machines.
• You have a degree. A Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or equivalent is preferred.
• You are a certified professional. Microsoft Azure Certification is desired.
• It is an asset if you have experience with basic Power Shell and Python knowledge or any other scripting language and familiarity with SQL Integration Services, Postgres and Oracle.
• You act like an owner. You thrive when you’re empowered to take initiative, go above and beyond, and deliver results. You are flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and can manage projects of varying length. You are responsible, highly dependable, organized; able to work independently and collaboratively with peers.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and Moment Makers, our social, points‑based recognition program.
• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.
• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.
• Subject to plan and…