Database Administrator

We have a one-year contract requirement (with possible renewal of up to 2 years) for a Database Administrator. This is hybrid work, minimum of 10 days onsite work in Ottawa head office. The candidate must be eligible to obtain Reliability Status clearance.

The DBA Consultant will install, configure, and maintain all supported database software (Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server) for High Availability environments; Carry out database performance tuning and analysis;
Implement and review backup and recovery strategy; Conduct database security administration; Ensure data consistency by adhering to data model standards and best practices; Maintain schema objects and perform production migrations; Resolve database related technical issues, etc.

The Consultant should have the following qualifications and skills: 5+ years demonstrated experience with Database Administration with proven experience in Oracle 19c and SQL Server 2019 or higher; Cloud SQL PaaS Services, specifically Azure; Oracle Exadata, Data Guard, RAC; Database Recovery Manager (RMAN) with backup/restore and point in time recovery; Datapump tool for database/data migration; Concept of Oracle Advanced Security Transparent Data Encryption (TDE); Monitoring database operations with EMCC (Oracle) and SCOM (Microsoft); and Postgres SQL. Additional qualifications include demonstrated experience with MySQL, Azure Cosmos DB, and knowledge of Commvault. Any relevant designations/certifications (OCP, Azure, etc.) are assets for this role.