Cloud Database Administrator (Azure SQL & Migration)
Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 2 Days/Week Onsite in Scarborough)
Full-Time Permanent
About the Opportunity
Our client is seeking a Cloud Database Administrator to join a high-performing Data Platform Services team responsible for enterprise database modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
Working within Eddie's Database Build Team, you will play a key role in migrating critical SQL Server workloads from on-premises environments to Microsoft Azure while helping advance cloud adoption, automation, and Infrastructure as Code practices across the organization.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior database professional who combines deep SQL Server DBA expertise with modern Azure cloud platform experience and enjoys solving complex migration and automation challenges at enterprise scale.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the migration of on-premises SQL Server databases and applications to Microsoft Azure.
- Design, deploy, administer, and optimize Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance environments.
- Build and maintain scalable database platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks.
- Develop scripting and automation solutions to reduce manual administration and improve operational efficiency.
- Support database performance tuning, monitoring, capacity planning, backup/recovery, and high availability initiatives.
- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, and engineering teams to deliver secure and reliable database solutions.
- Contribute to cloud modernization initiatives and help elevate cloud capabilities throughout the database team.
- Participate in migration planning, architecture discussions, and implementation activities.
- Support production environments while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Required Experience & Skills
Azure & Cloud Technologies
- Hands-on experience with:
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Azure cloud database administration
- Azure migration projects
- Cloud platform modernization initiatives
SQL Server DBA Expertise
- Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration experience
- Database performance tuning and optimization
- Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
- High availability solutions
- Migration planning and execution
- Strong T-SQL, scripting, and automation skills
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Configuration as Code (CaC)
- Automated cloud provisioning and deployment
- Code-driven infrastructure management
- CDK, Bicep, Terraform, or similar technologies
- PowerShell, Python, or other automation scripting experience
Ideal Background
We're interested in candidates who can bridge the gap between traditional database administration and modern cloud platforms.
You will likely have:
- 5+ years of SQL Server DBA experience
- Experience migrating enterprise workloads from on-premises environments to Azure
- Strong Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance expertise
- Proven success implementing automation and Infrastructure as Code practices
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with any of the following would be considered an asset:
- AWS RDS
- Amazon Redshift
- Microsoft Fabric
- Azure AI Services
- AI-assisted database monitoring and optimization
- AWS SageMaker
- Multi-cloud database environments
- PostgreSQL, Oracle, or other enterprise database platforms
What Makes This Opportunity Unique
- Join a team of 20+ database professionals supporting enterprise-scale platforms.
- Play a critical role in a major Azure migration and modernization program.
- Work with both cloud and on-premises technologies.
- Help shape automation and Infrastructure as Code standards across the organization.
- Exposure to emerging AI and modern data platform technologies.
Location & Work Model
- Hybrid work arrangement
- 2 days per week onsite in Scarborough, ON
- Remaining days remote
