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Apptoza Inc.

SQL Database Administrator

Montreal, QC, Canada

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Dec 2, 2026
Experience: 8–14 years of relevant database administration experience, with strong L3 MSSQL and Azure DBA expertise.
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 2, 2026

Original job description

Role: SQL Server Administrator

Location: Montreal, QC

Duration: Fulltime

job Description;

Administer and support SQL Server across on-premises, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.

Lead performance diagnostics and tuning using Query Store, execution plans, Dynamic Management Views, Extended Events, wait statistics, PerfMon, SQL Profiler, and Azure monitoring.

Optimize complex T-SQL, stored procedures, indexing, statistics, partitioning, memory, TempDB, parallelism, locking, blocking, deadlocks, CPU, storage I/O, and transaction logs.

Detect query-plan regressions and workload bottlenecks, establish performance baselines and capacity forecasts, and validate measurable improvements.

Govern Azure SQL automatic tuning and Database Advisor recommendations, including production safeguards and rollback readiness.

Design and support high availability and disaster recovery using Always On availability groups, failover groups, clustering, replication, log shipping, backup, restore, and point-in-time recovery.

Plan and execute database migrations, upgrades, patching, consolidation, modernization, and cloud adoption with minimal disruption.

Manage Azure SQL service tiers, elastic pools, scaling, geo-replication, private connectivity, firewall rules, and cost-performance optimization.

Implement least-privilege access, Microsoft Entra authentication, managed identities, encryption, auditing, vulnerability remediation, secrets management, and compliance controls.

Automate provisioning, configuration, health checks, maintenance, backup validation, and reporting with PowerShell, T-SQL, Azure CLI, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Own P1/P2 incidents, outages, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, vendor escalations, and stakeholder communications.

Maintain standards, runbooks, recovery procedures, dashboards, and knowledge articles; mentor L1/L2 teams and support change and release readiness.

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Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

8–14 years of relevant database administration experience, with strong L3 MSSQL and Azure DBA expertise.

Advanced hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.

Deep knowledge of Query Store, performance monitoring, execution-plan analysis, T-SQL optimization, indexing, blocking, deadlocks, and capacity management.

Proven experience with Always On, replication, clustering, backup and recovery, database migrations, upgrades, and patching.

Automation capability using PowerShell, T-SQL, Azure CLI, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Strong production incident, outage, root-cause analysis, change management, and stakeholder communication experience.

Graduate degree or equivalent education.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

Experience with Azure SQL automatic tuning, Database Advisor, elastic pools, geo-replication, and cost optimization.

Knowledge of Microsoft Entra authentication, managed identities, encryption, auditing, vulnerability remediation, and compliance evidence.

Ability to mentor support teams, improve runbooks, and reduce recurring incidents through preventive engineering and automation.

Good communication skills and experience working through major outage situations."

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Responsibilities

Administer and optimize SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure platforms, including performance tuning, capacity planning, security, and high availability and disaster recovery. Lead migrations, automation, production incident response, and operational improvements while maintaining runbooks and supporting and mentoring other teams.

Requirements

Requires 8–14 years of database administration experience and strong senior-level expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL services. Candidates should have hands-on experience with performance tuning, high availability, backup and recovery, migrations, automation, production incidents, and a graduate degree or equivalent education.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
SQL Server Performance Tuning
T-SQL Optimization
Query Store
Execution Plan Analysis
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Always On Availability Groups
Database Migration and Upgrades
Backup and Recovery
PowerShell Automation
Azure CLI
Database Security
Incident Management
Capacity Management

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Keywords

Microsoft SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Query Store
T-SQL
Dynamic Management Views
Extended Events
Performance Monitoring
Execution Plans
Indexing
Always On Availability Groups
Failover Groups
Clustering
Replication
Log Shipping
Backup and Recovery
Point-in-Time Recovery
Azure Elastic Pools
Geo-Replication
Microsoft Entra
Managed Identities
PowerShell
Azure CLI
Infrastructure as Code
Database Migrations
Disaster Recovery
Incident Management
Root-Cause Analysis
Capacity Planning

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