Title: Database Administrator
Location: Remote – will move to a light hybrid model at some point- GTA preferred.
Duration: 12 months – Extendable
Story Behind the Need
Business group: The GTEP – Technology Operations & Engineering teams work together to improve how customers and employees experience technology every day. We build effective and stable infrastructure technology solutions to support the systems and services that our customers and employees rely on. The team is seeking a Database Administrator to support Critical Currency upgrades project, working on Tuning, Support, Maintenance deliverables, Migrations for Critical Currency project.
Project: Migration of existing servers from Private cloud to Google cloud. They will be a part of multiple projects.
Reason: Additional
Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within CLIENT. We are technology partners who help the business transform how our employees around the world work. You will get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology.
Typical Day in Role:
• Oracle Installation, Database creations and upgrades from lower Database versions to higher versions.
• Troubleshooting connectivity and addressing any system concerns.
• Perform diagnostics, testing, and troubleshooting of software, o/s, and database issues (ex. correcting installation, configuration, or data problems)
• Plan and perform software installation, configuration, upgrade and patching database configuration, maintenance, upgrade and patching.
• Perform and manage system and database backups.
• Reporting to Senior Manager.
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 10+ years of working experience as a Database Administrator
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Database performance and tuning
• 3+ years of hands experience with Ansible Automation
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle Installation – Database upgrades/migrations
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Data Guard – Database replication tools, setup, configure and support.
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Previous Banking/FI experience is an asset
• Familiar with Security and Auditing
• Oracle Certifications
• Oracle Exadata
• Database setup in a Cloud environment
• OEM/Grid Control (13c)
Soft Skills Required:
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills to be able to work well with technical peers and business stakeholders at different levels within the organization.
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction
• Good time management and organizational skills to effectively manage high scale project.
Education:
• Post-secondary degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related IT field is a nice to have.
Best VS. Average Candidate:
• Solid Oracle based knowledge and experience with strong performance and tuning skills.
• Good attitude, willing to learn and a good team player.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Experience working with executives.
Candidate Review & Selection
• One Interview: MS Teams (Video) Interview with Hiring Manager + Manager from another team (1 Hour) •Interview is separated into two sections – the first half will cover soft skills and the second half will focus on technical components.
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$50.00 and CA$65.00
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for the interest you have demonstrated in this opportunity. However, only candidates with the required skills will be contacted.
Tundra Technical Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in our workplace.
Not interested in this position, but know somebody who might be? Check out our Referral Reward Program, referrals are a big secret behind our success. As always, we’re on the lookout for great people. And we know that you know great people!
Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Information Technology and Engineering staffing and consulting services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. Rather than continually trying to sell to new clients and companies and simply filling databases with candidates, we focus on developing stronger relationships and deeper knowledge of our existing clients’ challenges and opportunities.
Open ears. Open minds. Open futures