Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Salary
Not specified
Type
contract
Posted
Today
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced
Senior Database Administrator
to support and manage enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises and public cloud platforms. This role is ideal for a hands-on DBA with strong cloud experience and a passion for database performance, security, automation, and high availability.
Must-Have Qualifications
8–10\+ years of experience as a Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator
5\+ years of hands-on experience with public cloud database platforms:
- GCP Cloud SQL (SQL Server)
- Azure SQL Managed Instance / DBaaS / IaaS
Strong expertise with:
- SQL Server 2022, 2019, and 2017
- Database installation, configuration, hardening, and administration
- Database Security
- Performance tuning and optimization
- Backup \& Recovery
- High Availability \& Disaster Recovery (HA/DR)
Hands-on experience with SQL Server technologies:
- SSIS
- SSRS
- SSAS
- PolyBase
- R Services
- Power BI integration
Strong scripting and automation experience using:
- PowerShell
- T-SQL
- SSIS
- C#
- VBScript
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft and/or Google Cloud certifications
- Experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and Replication
- Windows Server administration
- Active Directory and network connectivity troubleshooting
- Experience in highly regulated enterprise environments
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