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Senior Database Administrator

Canada, North York 467.06 - 504.13 CAD / Day · Job Posted June 04, 2026
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Job Responsibility

  • Provide technical expertise with technologies including Oracle Servers, Oracle 19C multi-tenant database/Oracle, Oracle on AWS - RDS Active data guard, Oracle Enterprise cloud control (OEM CC), Oracle Golden Gate, Informatica / Cognos
  • Produce daily monitoring scripts for entire stack of DTE databases and reviewing them for any potential issues and pro-actively fixing them to keep things running smoothly
  • Operate and administer the database management system (DBMS) including database optimization, performance tuning, backup and recovery
  • Provide installation, administration, fine-tuning and support for SAP Business objects, Cognos BI, Informatica PowerCenter, Oracle Goldengate and Oracle Active data guard
  • Assist with any performance/functionality issues arising due to recent releases of code to production and proactively implement changes to avoid recurrence
  • Create physical database designs
  • Operate and administer the database management system (DBMS) including database optimization, performance tuning, backup and recovery
  • Develop and maintain data design models, database schemas and scripts, technical documentation and specifications
  • Provide build books/deployment guides for the deployment to higher environments
  • Assist in change initiatives in planning for data / database design, database setup, migration, optimization and tuning, capacity planning, data conversion and other development and implementation-related activities
  • Produce data and database management project plans. Develop and obtain approval for detailed plans and resource estimates
  • Provide specialized technical expertise in database administration, data warehouse design, data modeling, Extraction, Transformation & Load (ETL), information management, BI solution design, development and maintenance
  • Provide Database (Oracle technologies & products) expertise for troubleshooting, problem resolution and performance tuning of the production solutions in operation
  • Provide professional opinions and recommendations for technical issues, management, briefings, etc., and provide expertise, offer solutions and lead implementation of approved recommendations

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
  • Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices
  • Ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices
  • Knowledge and experience with Public Sector Health related projects
  • Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements would be an asset
  • Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and Public Sector Standard Systems Development Methodologies
  • Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects
  • 10+ years of experience in Database administration using Oracle technologies and products, including Oracle 19C, Oracle on AWS – RDS, Oracle RAC, RMAN backup/recovery, Data Compression and encryption, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate and Oracle EM
  • 10+ years of experience in complex BI/DW solution design, implementation, maintenance, and support, using Oracle 19C, Oracle Directory Server, Informatica PowerCenter & Data Quality, IBM Cognos, Business Objects in a Sun Solaris/RedHat environment
  • Superior technical expertise in: enterprise data warehouse database configuration, optimization and tuning, support and maintenance with Oracle database in a Sun Solaris environment for complex Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse (BI/DW) solutions, Bi-Directional Data Replication for Active-Active Solution Crossing Data Centers, and multi-tier web-based off-the-shelf solutions tools, including Oracle technologies & products (Oracle Database, Active Data Guard, GoldenGate, etc.) Cognos, Informatica PowerCenter, Power exchange & Data Quality
  • Experience with Cognos, BO, Informatica and LDAP servers
  • 10+ years experience in Administering and supporting and troubleshooting server/system issues related to Cognos, BO, Informatica, LDAP and Oracle DBs
  • 10+ years experience with physical database designs, operation and administration of database management system (DBMS), including database optimization, performance tuning, backup and recovery, partitioning, compression, and security
  • 10+ years experience in developing and maintaining data design models, database schemas and scripts, technical documentation and specifications
  • 10+ years experience in providing build books/deployment guides for the deployment to higher environments
  • 10+ years experience with database setup, migration, tuning capacity planning, and data conversion in a large operation with multiple environments
  • 10+ years experience in maintaining data design models, database schemas and scripts, technical documentation and specifications
  • 10+ years experience in providing specialized technical expertise in database administration, data warehouse design, data modeling, Extraction, Transformation & Load (ETL), information management, BI solution design, development and maintenance
  • 10+ years experience in monitoring and enforcing database rules
  • 10+ years experience in providing Database (Oracle technologies & products) expertise for troubleshooting, problem resolution and performance tuning of the production solutions in operation
  • 10+ years experience in providing professional opinions and recommendations for technical issues, management, briefings, etc., and provide expertise, offer solutions and lead implementation of approved recommendations
  • 10+ years experience in coordinating with Oracle support, Informatica support and Cognos support in opening tickets and providing information to find solutions and root cause analysis of ongoing issues
  • 10+ years experience in producing project plans for database management activities
  • Experience with middleware, gateways and reporting systems
  • Experience in Incident, Change and Configuration Management procedures
  • Experience with use of information retrieval packages and proficiency with query languages
  • Proven technical leadership skills with ability to identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions
  • Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills
  • Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience
  • Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution
  • Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships
  • Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome
  • Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively
  • A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines

What we offer

  • Earn a competitive rate within the industry
  • Location: Onsite role
  • Potential for extension
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