Database Administrator jobs in Canada

Are you a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator with extensive experience managing Oracle databases? Our high-profile client seeks an expert to lead database operations, implement best practices, and support mission-critical systems. If you excel in Oracle database administration and are eager to contribute to a high-impact project, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive hourly rates.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale, mission-critical Oracle database systems.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Flexibility to contribute to significant database migrations and improvements.

Responsibilities

1. Perform day-to-day operations, maintenance, and support, including:

• Database logs review and troubleshooting;
• Database backup/recovery jobs/tasks review;
• Performance monitoring and tuning;
• Storage and capacity planning and management;
• Database objects management;
• Database change management;
• Security/auditing;
• Identify security gaps and vulnerabilities, identify and implement mitigations (e.g., patches);
• Installing, configuring, and patching work related to projects;
• User and profile management.

• Maintenance and leading practices;
• Changes required to address production issues (e.g., instability, poor performance) and risks;
• Improvements to operational procedures (e.g., backup/restore) to align to standard methodology and industry best practices, taking into account the amount and criticality of the systems;
• Recommendations for disaster recovery and non-production environments;
• Database upgrade options and approaches, informed by overall solution refresh plans and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in deploying and administering Oracle databases within an operations environment;
• Working knowledge of migration strategies for Oracle databases versions 8, 9, 10g, 11g, and 12c;
• Experience with Oracle in Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 environments running on Sun Platforms, and RedHat Linux environment.

If you are a Database Administrator and the prospect of joining a dedicated team intrigues you, then this role with our high-profile client could be the perfect opportunity for you.