Title: Database Administrator
Location: Toronto, ON
Work Mode: Onsite (5 days a week)
Duration: 11 months contract
Responsibilities:
- Creates physical database designs and operates and administers the database management system (DBMS) including database optimization, capacity planning, installation and migration, database design, performance tuning, backup and recovery
General Skills:
- Experience with one or more operating systems
- Experience with one or more database technologies
- Experience in one or more programming languages
- Experience in the use of information retrieval packages and proficiency with query languages
- Experience in monitoring and enforcing database rules
- Experience in Incident, Change and Configuration Management procedures
- Experience with one or more communications protocols
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with distributed data systems
- Experience with middleware and gateways
- Experience with researching and implementing cyber security vulnerability remediations
- Awareness of emerging IT trends and directions
- Experience with Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
- Experience in Database Administration, Maintenance Optimization
Additional Responsibilities/Skills for Data Warehouse including Oracle OBIEE
- Subject matter expert in database design of the data warehouse or data marts.
- Skills:
- Experience and expert knowledge in technology and/or application required including installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade (technology stack) and cloning
Additional Skills for Case Management and ERP
- Experience in designing/developing an automated data distribution mechanism
- Knowledge and understanding of object-oriented analysis and design techniques.
- Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based
- Knowledge and understanding of Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
- Experience in impact analysis, implementation planning and implementation of technology or suite specific patches, maintenance packs and releases, and technology stack patch sets and releases
- Experience in technical design, planning and implementation of specific technology or suite
- Experience with database administration and vendor support services
Additional Skills for Cloud Database Administrator:
- Expertise and experience in Cloud DB Administration, Data Development (DevOps/DataOps) & Operations, Data Integration, Automation tools and technologies. Further research suggested on a potential need for a role of a Senior DevOps/Cloud DBA at a rate similar to a Senior DevOps/Could Engineer
Additional Skills for Oracle Database Administrator:
- Experience in e-Business Suite Applications R12.2 and Oracle Data Guard application (installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, upgrade, and cloning)
- Knowledge and experience in configuring the latest version of WebLogic, OEM Grid Control
- Expert level knowledge of migrating Oracle technologies from Unix (Solaris) to Oracle Enterprise Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x/6.x/7.x
- Expert level knowledge of Advanced Compression, Data partitioning processes
- High level knowledge of data masking using Oracle patches and database scripts
- Performance tuning of e-Business Suite R12.2/19c in multi-node RAC
- Developing database backup and restore strategy utilizing Flash Recovery Area (FRA) for RMAN and ASM.
- Expert level knowledge of Oracle 12c/19c database administration, maintenance, security implementation, upgrade and patching, database performance tuning, sizing and capacity planning, database backup and recovery using RMAN
- Knowledge of Configuring Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 using Logical Host
- Knowledge of Online patching
- Knowledge of UNIX OS (Operating System) and Linux OS, utilities, shell scripting
Technical Skills (40%)
- Experience with major database management systems (DBMS) such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and IBM DB2
- Experience managing cloud-hosted or hybrid databases (e.g., Azure SQL, Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL) alongside legacy on-premises mainframes and enterprise servers
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Experience with conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, schema design, and enterprise data architecture to support large-scale public applications
- Experience with onPrem and Cloud connections using Mulesoft or similar tools
- Experience Cloud (Azure or AWS), Cyber Security, Enterprise and Solution Architecture, Java, Microsoft .Net,
- Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, Cloud Databases (Structured and Unstructured, SQL MI, Azure Blob, Cosmos DB etc.)
- Experience with Rest APIs & Integrations, Web/Lite Apps
Experience (40%)
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform
- Experience Implementing strict role-based access control (RBAC), data masking, row-level security, and transparent data encryption (TDE) at rest and in transit
- Ensuring adherence to provincial data privacy and security mandates
- Designing, testing, and executing enterprise backup strategies, point-in-time recovery, geo-replication, and business continuity failover drills
- Experience with Agile methodologies including using kanban/task boards
- Hands-on experience leading major database version upgrades, cross-platform migrations, and consolidation projects without disrupting agency services
- Experience with SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, and shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) for automation, stored procedures, and triggers
- Experience with large government applications
Communication Skills (20%)
- Strong communication skills to prepare documentation, including but not limited to; reports, reviews, assessments
- Ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user friendly manner; maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients
- Ability to communicate designs and development in clear and understandable manner
