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Apptoza Inc.

Senior Sql Database Administrator

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Dec 5, 2026
Experience: Minimum 10-15 years of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server DBA production support experience.
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 5, 2026

Original job description

Role: SQL Database Administrator

Location: Vancouver, BC – Day 1 Onsite

Job Description

The person will lead Microsoft SQL Server database administration, production support, operational governance and database service delivery. The role requires hands-on SQL DBA expertise, leadership, troubleshooting, availability management, performance tuning, backup/recovery governance and cross-team coordination.

Key Accountabilities

Lead end-to-end SQL Server DBA operations, technical delivery and L2/L3 support.

Administer installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, migrations, cloning, refreshes, SQL Agent jobs, storage and capacity.

Manage Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, log shipping, replication and mirroring as applicable.

Plan and validate full, differential and transaction log backups, restore testing, point-in-time recovery and DR exercises.

Monitor health, availability, performance, space, jobs, alerts, wait statistics, blocking, deadlocks and logs.

Tune execution plans, indexes, statistics, queries, waits, memory, CPU, I/O and workloads.

Support database security, access, logins/users/roles, auditing, encryption awareness, vulnerability remediation and compliance.

Troubleshoot availability, backup, transaction log, disk capacity, Agent job, connectivity and authentication incidents.

Coordinate with application, infrastructure, backup, Windows/Unix, security, vendor and customer teams.

Lead technical reviews, guide DBAs, perform peer reviews, allocate tasks and ensure SLA/standards adherence.

Participate in incident, problem, request, change, release and knowledge management.

Maintain runbooks, SOPs, architecture notes, implementation plans, DR evidence, RCA, release notes and knowledge articles.

Experience Required

Good communication with customer stakeholders, application owners, infrastructure, security, DBAs and delivery leadership.

Minimum 10-15 years of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server DBA production support experience.

SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 or later, SSMS, SQL Agent, Always On, clustering and backup/recovery.

Installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, refresh, tuning and monitoring.

Windows Server, services, event logs, filesystem, permissions, PowerShell and deployment support.

Mission-critical HA/DR, monitoring and 24x7 production support.

T-SQL troubleshooting, execution plans, index/statistics tuning, waits, deadlocks, blocking, Query Store and resource management.

Security, access controls, auditing, vulnerability remediation and compliance preferred.

CommVault or enterprise backup platform experience preferred.

Utility, regulated infrastructure, NERC CIP-adjacent, cloud readiness or managed services preferred.

Ability to lead DBAs and deliver to SLA.

Technical Skills

SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 or later: installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, migration, cloning and refresh.

Always On Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, log shipping, replication, mirroring, HA and DR.

Backup/recovery, transaction log management, restore testing, point-in-time recovery and DR exercises.

SSMS, SQL Agent, DMVs, Query Store, Extended Events, Profiler, counters and monitoring tools.

T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, jobs, indexes, statistics, plans, waits, deadlocks/blocking and tuning.

Windows Server DBA support, PowerShell, event logs, service accounts, storage and deployment.

Database security, auditing, access management, encryption awareness and vulnerability remediation.

Azure SQL, SQL Server on Azure VM, Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server, automation or cloud readiness preferred.

ITIL and ServiceNow/Jira/BMC Remedy.

Managed services, SLA reporting, RCA, runbooks, SOPs, audit evidence and knowledge management.

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Responsibilities

Lead SQL Server database operations, production support, and L2/L3 troubleshooting, including installation, upgrades, high availability, disaster recovery, backups, monitoring, and performance tuning. Guide DBAs and coordinate with cross-functional teams while maintaining service levels, operational documentation, security, and governance.

Requirements

Requires 10–15 years of enterprise Microsoft SQL Server production support experience, including SQL Server 2016/2019/2022 or later, high availability and disaster recovery, backup and recovery, and performance tuning. Candidates should have Windows Server and PowerShell experience, strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to deliver 24x7 support to service-level standards.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server Administration
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Always On Availability Groups
Failover Cluster Instances
Backup and Recovery
Performance Tuning
T-SQL
Query Store
SQL Agent
Windows Server
PowerShell
Database Security
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Incident and Change Management
Service-Level Agreement Delivery
Technical Leadership

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Keywords

Microsoft SQL Server
SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2019
SQL Server 2022
SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Agent
Always On Availability Groups
Failover Cluster Instances
Log Shipping
Replication
Database Mirroring
Backup and Recovery
Point-in-Time Recovery
Disaster Recovery
T-SQL
Query Store
Extended Events
Dynamic Management Views
PowerShell
Windows Server
Commvault
Azure SQL
Azure Arc-Enabled SQL Server
ITIL
ServiceNow
Jira
BMC Remedy
NERC CIP
Managed Services
Service-Level Agreements

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