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Oracle AWS Cloud DBA – Migration & Amazon RDS Specialist

@ Astra North Infoteck Inc.

Toronto, Ontario

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Overview

Astra North Infoteck Inc. is hiring a contract Oracle AWS Cloud DBA in Toronto, hybrid with 3 days a week in the office. The role covers Oracle application DBA work, PL/SQL and performance tuning, and on-premises to AWS database migrations involving Amazon RDS and Aurora. Candidates need 8 to 10 years of experience, and weekend and after-hours production support is expected.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and tune Oracle databases and PL/SQL code
  • Lead release automation and schema migrations
  • Monitor database health and resolve performance issues
  • Plan and execute on-premises to AWS migrations
  • Support capacity planning and disaster recovery drills

Requirements summary:

  • 8 to 10 years of Oracle Database administration
  • Advanced PL/SQL and execution plan analysis
  • Amazon RDS and Aurora administration experience
  • Proven AWS database migration track record
  • PostgreSQL working knowledge
  • CI/CD integration for database deployments

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Employer posting date
2026-11-02
First seen by our source
2026-11-03
Source record updated
2026-11-03

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentIT
Experience8+ years
Scheduleevening, weekends
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high

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Job description

Oracle AWS Cloud DBA – Migration & Amazon RDS Specialist​

Location: Toronto, ON

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 Days WFO)

Experience Required: 8–10 Years

Role Descriptions

  • Collaborate with application development teams on data modeling, schema design, and deployment of complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, triggers, and views.
  • Analyze execution plans, perform SQL query tuning, and optimize index structures to eliminate bottlenecks in high-throughput transactional environments.
  • Lead database release automation, code reviews, and schema migrations across development, staging, and production environments.
  • Monitor database application health, identify lock contention, resolve deadlocks, and troubleshoot latency issues.
  • Partner with infrastructure and cloud teams to design, test, and execute on-premises to AWS cloud database migrations.
  • Participate in database capacity planning, failover drills, and disaster recovery design.
  • Support production deployment and other maintenance activities over weekends and after office hours on weekdays, as needed.

Required Experience

  • 8–10 years of experience in Oracle Database Administration.
  • Oracle Application DBA Expertise: 8 years specializing in Oracle Database (12c/19c+) application support, advanced PL/SQL programming, execution plan analysis, and performance diagnostics (AWR, ASH, ADDM).
  • AWS & Cloud Databases: Practical experience administering managed database services, including Amazon RDS (Oracle/PostgreSQL) and Amazon Aurora.
  • PostgreSQL: Hands-on working knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture, schema design, and performance optimization.
  • Cloud Migration Experience: Strong, proven track record of migrating on-premises databases to AWS environments using tools such as AWS DMS, SCT, or native utilities.
  • Collaboration & Release Management: Solid background in CI/CD integration for database deployments and working alongside Agile engineering teams.
  • Ability to work with offshore teams for maintenance and production support activities.

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Experience with Oracle Exadata administration and performance tuning features (Smart Scan, Hybrid Columnar Compression).
  • Proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and automation using Python.
  • Relevant AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Database – Specialty) or Oracle certifications.

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