Position: Database Administrator (DBA)
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA)
to design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise database environments.
The role involves managing database management systems (DBMS), ensuring
performance, reliability, and security across on-premises and cloud-based
platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Design
and implement physical database structures
- Administer
and maintain DBMS environments across multiple platforms
- Perform
database optimization, performance tuning, and capacity planning
- Manage
database installations, migrations, and upgrades
- Implement
backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
- Monitor
and enforce database policies, rules, and standards
- Support
database security, access control, and data integrity
- Troubleshoot
and resolve complex database issues
- Support
integration and connectivity across systems
- Contribute
to cloud migration initiatives and hybrid environments
Core Qualifications
Database Administration Expertise
- 10+
years of experience in database administration, including design,
implementation, and support
- Hands-on
experience with DBMS installation, configuration, migration, and upgrades
- Strong
expertise in performance tuning, optimization, and capacity planning
- Experience
with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes
- Experience
with database technologies including Oracle (12c+), SQL Server, MySQL, or
PostgreSQL
- Experience
with RAC, GoldenGate, and Data Guard technologies
- Knowledge
of database security, access management, and data integrity controls
- Familiarity
with ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Configuration Management)
Technical Proficiency
- Strong
experience with PL/SQL and developing ETL procedures and packages
- Experience
with query optimization techniques and information retrieval tools (TOAD,
OEM, DB Artisan)
- Experience
working in large, multi-tenant environments
- Experience
with cloud and on-prem technologies (Azure, OCI)
- Experience
across operating systems such as Linux, Unix, and Windows
- Familiarity
with scripting/programming languages (Python, Shell)
- Knowledge
of networking and communication protocols relevant to databases
Soft Skills
- Strong
analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills
- Ability
to document designs, processes, and procedures effectively
- Strong
interpersonal and collaboration skills
- Proven
ability to meet deadlines and work in a team environment
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience
with distributed data systems
- Exposure
to middleware technologies
- Knowledge
of cybersecurity vulnerability remediation
- Understanding
of enterprise architecture frameworks and deliverables
- Familiarity
with ERP or case management systems
- Awareness
of emerging IT trends and technologies
About Symbiotic Digital
Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that
solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do
for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.)
We serve customers in two ways, we provide:
- Digital
Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
- Recruitment:
Find The Right People You Need
Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital
provides a business system that enables us to deliver expert technical staff to
solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in reputable
organizations across Canada rely on Symbiotic Digital to staff complex
assignments with proven experts evaluated through our QMS – Quality Management
System Staff Development Model. We are a 100% Indigenous-owned company.
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