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RQ11159 - Sr. Database Administrator

@ Source Code

Toronto, Ontario

$60.48–$90.72/hr7+ years experience
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Overview

Source Code is hiring a Senior Database Administrator on a 1-year 10-month contract with possible extension, working onsite five days a week in Toronto or Kingston. The role centres on Azure database platforms, performance tuning and data pipeline work, and requires a security clearance. Pay is $75.60 to $90.72 per hour incorporated, or $60.48 to $72.58 per hour on a T4.

Pay:

$60.48–$90.72 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop data pipelines from source to end user
  • Optimize data pipelines
  • Create physical database designs
  • Administer DBMS including optimization, capacity planning and migration
  • Perform performance tuning, backup and recovery

Requirements summary:

  • 7 to 10+ years of database administration experience
  • Azure PaaS and IaaS database expertise
  • Advanced performance tuning and troubleshooting
  • Cloud data services experience for project delivery
  • Security clearance CRJMC required

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2026-10-12
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2026-10-15

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentSoftware development
Experience7+ years
Hours per week36.25
Scheduleday
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Security clearanceOther clearance

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Job description

RQ11159 - Sr. Database Administrator

1-year 10-month contract (447 business days) - possible extension

ONSITE 5 days - 222 Jarvis St., Toronto or 49 Place d'Armes, Kingston

Security Level: CRJMC

Must have:

  1. 7–10+ years of experience in Database Administration, including design, implementation, operations, and optimization of enterprise‑scale database systems.
  2. Proven expertise administering cloud database platforms, with a strong focus on Azure PaaS and IaaS database services.
  3. Experience managing cloud data services for project delivery, including storage, repositories, virtual machines, disks, key vaults, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Data Lakehouse platforms
  4. Expertise in Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.
  5. Advanced performance tuning and troubleshooting, including:
  • Query optimization and indexing strategies
  • Azure SQL Query Store analysis
  • Intelligent Performance & automatic tuning features
  • Review of wait statistics and IO analysis
  • TempDB optimization
  • Understanding and mitigating Azure throttling limits

Responsibilities:

  • Designing and developing data pipelines from source to end user
  • Optimizing data pipelines

· Creates physical database designs and operates and administers the database management system (DBMS) including database optimization, capacity planning, installation and migration, database design, performance tuning, backup and recovery

General Skills:

· Experience with one or more operating systems Experience with one or more database technologies

· Experience in one or more programming languages Experience in the use of information retrieval packages and proficiency with query languages Experience in monitoring and enforcing database rules

· Experience in Incident, Change and Configuration Management procedures

· Experience with one or more communications protocols Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

· A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

Desirable Skills:

· Experience with distributed data systems

· Experience with middleware and gateways

· Experience with researching and implementing cyber security vulnerability remediations

· Awareness of emerging IT trends and directions

· Experience with Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools

· Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

· Experience in Database Administration, Maintenance Optimization

Additional Responsibilities/Skills for Data Warehouse including Oracle OBIEE

· Subject matter expert in database design of the data warehouse or data marts.

Skills:

· Experience and expert knowledge in technology and/or application required including installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrade (technology stack) and cloning

Additional Skills for Case Management and ERP

· Experience in designing/developing an automated data distribution mechanism

· Knowledge and understanding of object-oriented analysis and design techniques.

· Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based

· Knowledge and understanding of Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice

· Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts,

· policies and practices

· Experience in impact analysis, implementation planning and implementation of technology or suite specific patches, maintenance packs and releases, and technology stack patch sets and releases

· Experience in technical design, planning and implementation of specific technology or suite

· Experience with database administration and vendor support services

Additional Skills for Cloud Database Administrator:

· Expertise and experience in Cloud DB Administration, Data Development (DevOps/DataOps) & Operations, Data Integration, Automation tools and technologies. Further research suggested on a potential need for a role of a Senior DevOps/Cloud DBA at a rate similar to a Senior DevOps/Could Engineer

Additional Skills for Oracle Database Administrator:

· Experience in e-Business Suite Applications R12.2 and Oracle Data Guard application (installation, configuration, maintenance, patching, upgrade, and cloning)

· Knowledge and experience in configuring the latest version of WebLogic, OEM Grid Control

· Expert level knowledge of migrating Oracle technologies from Unix (Solaris) to Oracle Enterprise Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x/6.x/7.x

· Expert level knowledge of Advanced Compression, Data partitioning processes

· High level knowledge of data masking using Oracle patches and database scripts

· Performance tuning of e-Business Suite R12.2/19c in multi-node RAC

· Developing database backup and restore strategy utilizing Flash Recovery Area (FRA) for RMAN and ASM.

· Expert level knowledge of Oracle 12c/19c database administration, maintenance, security implementation, upgrade and patching, database performance tuning, sizing and capacity planning, database backup and recovery using RMAN

· Knowledge of Configuring Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 using Logical Host

· Knowledge of Online patching

Knowledge of UNIX OS (Operating System) and Linux OS, utilities, shell scripting

AI Disclaimer: Source Code may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in certain aspects of its recruiting and business operations.

Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.

INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

  • $75.60/hr - $90.72/hr Inc.

T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

  • $60.48/hr - $72.58/hr T4

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