Sr. SQL Server Database Administrator
City : TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
Category : Technology | Analytics | Research
Industry : Financial/Banking
Employer : RBC
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What is the opportunity?
Data and Analytics (DNA) team is looking for a SQL Server Database Administrator. The DBA will oversee the creation and maintenance of database & transaction processing environments for application testing, pre-Production verification, and production operation. You will provide technical support for transaction processing, data access, performance tuning, and database recovery. The Database Administrator will provide DBA services to a portfolio of applications across lines of business and across the whole RBC enterprise.
What will you do?
- Lead in the support of database and transaction management technology and it’s deployment and usage standards.
- Lead application development and support teams in optimal use of database and transaction management technology through creation and communication of standards and walkthrough of critical application components.
- Ensure that databases are optimally designed, so that applications meet their defined SLA s, reuse of existing database structures is maximized and operational costs are minimized
- Provide leadership in ensuring all database and environmental changes are appropriately tested and implemented in such a manner that there is no impact to RBC systems and clients.
- Provide strong technical knowledge and business subject matter expertise across a wide range of database technologies, with primary focus on SQL server.
- Provide database related technical support for development and production environment including required level of 7X24 on call support.
- Define, develop and meet various SLAs for multiple database platforms used in the company.
- Improve and optimize database administration and management with coding and automation with a focus on the performance, high availability, reliability, and reduce TOIL using SRE practices.
- Build self-service and self-managing capabilities of our database as a service infrastructure.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- 10+ years of proven working experience in Microsoft SQL Server technology and current on SQL Server releases (i.e. SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)
- In-depth technical knowledge of database and transaction management technologies and operating systems
- Experienced with data manipulation languages, data definition languages, physical database design, and application performance analysis & tuning
- Experience in providing L3/L4 support in troubleshooting SQL server performance related issues.
- Expert knowledge to analyze performance issue, identify tuning opportunities, implement improvements and advise developers on SQL Server
- Intermediate knowledge of support and maintaining SQL server on Linux platform
- Experience automating routine DBA tasks using scripts or CI/CD pipelines
Nice-to-have
- Some knowledge of public cloud (i.e. Azure, AWS RDS)
- Some knowledge of containerization
- Managing SQL server on container (i.e. Docker, Kubernetes etc…)
- Nice to have other NoSQL Databases platforms
- Knowledge of DevOps pipeline (i.e. git and JIRA)
- Coaching/mentoring skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to client focus and client service
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
- Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
- Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies
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