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LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
The Home Depot Canada
Toronto, ON
Full-time
The Lead Software Developer is responsible for the full scope of activities required within the software development life cycle, including over seeing the oversight and successful delivery…
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Senior Business Analyst
BITS Recruiting
Toronto, ON
$90 to $91 CAD / hour
Contract
Lead and conduct business analysis to assess client business problems and opportunities.
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Sr. Manager, IT Audit
OpenText
Mississauga, ON
Full-time
…environment. Reporting to the Director, IT Audit, you will lead assurance and advisory activities across IT SOX compliance, cybersecurity, ERP platforms, cloud technologies, finance…
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Senior Software Developer, SharePoint & Microsoft Power Apps
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
London, ON
$106,460.91 to $125,248.03 CAD / year
Full-time
- Lead approved projects by creating detailed work plans, setting milestones, timelines, and identifying required skill sets.
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Senior Software Developer, SharePoint & Microsoft Power Apps
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Toronto, ON · Greater Toronto Area, Canada
$106,460.91 to $125,248.03 CAD / year
Full-time
- Lead approved projects by creating detailed work plans, setting milestones, timelines, and identifying required skill sets.
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Senior Manager, Organic Growth
Mistplay
Toronto, ON
$120,000 to $165,000 CAD / year
Full-time
…problems that do not yet have an obvious playbook. You will lead an internal team and external agency partners while working closely with performance marketing/UA, product, brand, and…
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AI Cyber Defense Consultant
Wipro
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
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Acoustics Specialist – Project Manager
Cambium Inc.
Barrie, ON · Whitby, ON · Ottawa, ON · Kingston, ON · Peterborough, ON
Full-time
We’re a fast-growing, people-first consulting and engineering firm with offices across Ontario. At Cambium, you’ll work hard, have fun, and make a real impact - on your team, your…
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Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Inference Platform
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
We're hiring a Staff Engineer to help lead, drive, and contribute to projects on our Inference Platform team. Our team primarily owns the orchestration layer that runs inference on our…
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Equipment Manager
Pangeo Group
Vaughan, ON
$90,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
Full-time
This is a hands-on role through start-up and into steady production. You'll lead early technical engagement with equipment suppliers, run installation and commissioning, and put in place…
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Staff Software Engineer - Tools & Infrastructure / DevOps
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Design and drive improvements to internal build infrastructure, test infrastructure, developer tooling, and automation that increase developer velocity and engineering productivity.
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Senior FE Engineer - Inference Console
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
…role - you’ll define problems, drive technical direction, and lead execution across the stack. The work directly impacts customer experience and revenue, and the expectations are…
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FPGA Engineer
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
Lead full chassis-to-wafer IO architecture and design
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Staff Site Reliability Engineer – Automation and Platform
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
As a Staff SRE, you will lead the engineering effort to eliminate toil at scale by driving implementation of self-service delivery pipelines, shared observability common tooling. This role…
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Software Engineer - Host and Network IO
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
…protocol, switch, and custom hardware behavior will enable you to lead network debug, optimize traffic patterns, and prescribe architectural…
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Director Data, AI, and Specialized Business
RBC
Toronto, ON
Full-time
This is an opportunity to lead the Data, AI, KYC and Specialized Business portfolio within RBC Caribbean Banking Technology, a team dedicated to delivering modern, resilient solutions for…
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Staff GPU Inference SDET
Cerebras
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Full-time
As a Staff GPU Inference SDET, you will be the founding quality, reliability, and validation lead for a new GPU Inference Development team. Working closely with engineering leads and…
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Logistics Coordinator
Pangeo Group
Vaughan, ON
$50,000 to $70,000 CAD / year
Full-time
Organize and lead production coordination meetings and weekly review meetings.
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Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Pangeo Group
Vaughan, ON
$100,000 to $130,000 CAD / year
Full-time
Project North PES is Pangeo's new aluminum die casting and machining plant in Vaughan, Ontario. As Engineering Manager, you lead the Manufacturing Engineering function and carry full…
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Sr./Staff TPM - Inference Capacity
Cerebras
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We're looking for an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead capacity planning and fleet strategy for our Inference Service organization. This is a highly visible role working…
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Plant Manager-Manufacturing
Pangeo Group
Vaughan, ON
$150,000 to $190,000 CAD / year
Full-time
This is a build and run role through start-up and ramp. You'll lead the management team, drive the key customer programs and process development that set the plant apart, and grow a diverse…
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Senior Production Manager
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
Full-time
We are seeking an experienced Senior Production Manager to lead all aspects of our manufacturing operations in Stouffville. This leadership role is responsible for ensuring safe, compliant,…
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Software Engineer, Inference Platform
Cerebras
Toronto, ON
Full-time
…technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, and sound engineering…
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Warehouse Supervisor
Industrial Electric Manufacturing
Surrey, BC
Must have at least 2 years of warehouse lead/supervisory experience.
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Sr Manager, Merchandising & Supplier Management Reporting & Operations
Grainger Businesses
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Lead the Merchandising & Supplier Management Reporting & Operations team in executing product assortment strategies, managing product data, pricing, costs, and supplier performance to…

Sun Life

Infrastructure DBA

Toronto, ON, Canada
Waterloo, ON, Canada
Sun Life Toronto Atria, Canada

Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Sep 30, 2026
Experience: 2-3+ years of database concepts to business requirements and data-mapping and logical and physical data modeling experience
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 23, 2026

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Original job description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.

When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

The Opportunity

Join Sun Life's Data Management Services team as a SQL Server Infrastructure Database Administrator and lead the charge in modernizing our database infrastructure. You'll work across distributed systems supporting Canada and the US, combining hands-on technical expertise with strategic infrastructure planning - all while driving innovation in database automation and cloud integration.

About the Team

You'll be part of a dynamic, geographically distributed team (Canada and India) that powers critical database services for a wide range of applications. This role offers genuine impact: you'll influence infrastructure decisions, mentor team members, and shape how we evolve our database capabilities. Be prepared to embrace 24/7 rotational on-call responsibilities, lead after-hours change management, and champion disaster recovery initiatives.

What will you do:

Lead Infrastructure Projects: Drive SQL Server initiatives from concept to deployment - software releases, security upgrades, feature optimization, and infrastructure scaling
Automate & Innovate: Design and implement automated database deployment pipelines, integrating cutting-edge DevOps practices into our database operations
Build Resilient Systems: Architect and deploy robust SQL Server environments - from standalone instances to failover clusters and AlwaysOn Availability Groups - with confidence and precision
Establish Excellence: Create and maintain operational best practices, build documentation, and lead by example in database administration
Ensure Mission-Critical Reliability: Architect comprehensive backup/restore strategies and validate recoverability across all environments
Optimize Performance: Proactively monitor database stability, performance, and availability using modern diagnostic tools and AI-powered tuning capabilities
Collaborate Strategically: Partner with technical leads, specialized IT teams, and application support to deliver seamless database services
Drive Continuous Improvement: Champion process innovations and contribute forward-thinking solutions that elevate the team's capabilities

What you need to succeed:

University level degree in Computer Science or related information technology degree/diploma
2-3+ years of database concepts to business requirements and data-mapping and logical and physical data modeling experience
2-3+ years SQL Server database resiliency strategies such as AlwaysOn, replication, log shipping, maintenance plans and DR recovery strategies
Must have hands-on experience provisioning, configuring, and scaling SQL Server Environments (including Availability Groups and FCI) using Terraform or Ansible.
Advanced PowerShell: Advanced proficiency in automation scripting, environment validation and configuration management at scale.
AI-Driven Performance Tuning: Familiarity with leveraging AI Powered performance tools (SQL Automatic tuning, Intelligent Query processing) to predict, diagnose and auto-remediate performance bottlenecks
Strong engineering capabilities in bridging on premises with cloud capabilities (eg. AWS EC2/RDS)

What’s in it for you:

We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada.
We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health.
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.
As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client need to choose where you work, at home or in the

This role requires Reliability Security Clearance. In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6-consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time.

Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life’s policies and practices.

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

65,000/65 000 - 105,000/105 000

Job Category:

IT - Technology Services

Posting End Date:

29/09/2026

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Responsibilities

Lead SQL Server infrastructure projects, including deployments, upgrades, security improvements, scaling, and automated database pipelines. Design resilient database environments and recovery strategies, monitor and tune performance, establish operational practices, and collaborate with technical teams while supporting on-call and after-hours change management.

Requirements

A university-level degree or diploma in computer science or a related information technology field is required, along with 2–3 or more years of experience in database concepts, data mapping and modeling, and SQL Server resiliency and disaster recovery. Candidates must have hands-on experience provisioning and scaling SQL Server environments with Terraform or Ansible, advanced PowerShell skills, familiarity with AI-powered performance tuning, and experience bridging on-premises systems with cloud services such as AWS EC2 or RDS.

Skills

Database Infrastructure Planning
Terraform
Ansible
PowerShell Automation
AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Failover Clustering
Database Resiliency
Disaster Recovery
Backup and Restore
DevOps
Performance Tuning
AWS EC2 and RDS
Data Modeling
Configuration Management

Benefits

Wellness Programs
Career Development Opportunities
Networking Opportunities
Hybrid Work Flexibility

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Keywords

SQL Server
Database Administration
Database Infrastructure
Terraform
Ansible
PowerShell
AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Failover Cluster Instances
Replication
Log Shipping
Maintenance Plans
Disaster Recovery
Backup and Restore
Database Deployment Pipelines
DevOps
AWS EC2
AWS RDS
Cloud Integration
AI-Powered Performance Tuning
SQL Automatic Tuning
Intelligent Query Processing
Data Mapping
Logical Data Modeling
Physical Data Modeling
Configuration Management
Environment Validation
Security Upgrades
Performance Monitoring
Reliability Security Clearance
On-Call Support

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