Database Administrator

Company Overview Bridgenext is a digital consulting services leader that helps clients innovate with intention and realize their digital aspirations by creating digital products, experiences, and solutions around what real people need. Our global consulting and delivery teams facilitate highly strategic digital initiatives through digital product engineering, automation, data engineering, and infrastructure modernization services, while elevating brands through digital experience, creative content, and customer data analytics services. Position Description We are looking for a talented and experienced Database Administrator to join our team in Canada. Bridgenext is seeking a DBA who will be expected to work autonomously and contribute to several high-impact projects, including architecting the database infrastructure to support our customers' data needs. You will be part of a team that has on‑call duties and must respond to high‑priority incident pager calls. Responsibilities Support highly available database architectures using proven frameworks and tools Responsible for backups, testing, and regular database maintenance Enhance and optimize existing databases for peak performance Provide documentation and training to other Engineering stakeholders Monitor and analyze database performance and ensure effective and efficient utilization of database systems/processes Experience with continuous integration, delivery, desired state processes tools and constraints Closely collaborate with fellow Engineers and DBAs Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code Execute SQL scripts and other tools to apply changes to all database environments Workplace: Remote, based in Canada supporting Central timezone work hours taking daylight savings into consideration. Must Have Skills English communication skills, working proficiency 7+ years of practical experience building and supporting Postgres and Azure SQL databases Experience with query tuning and troubleshooting Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, Bash and other command line utilities Experience managing high availability and disaster recovery programs Strong SQL programming: writing, maintaining and testing codes using “outside the box” approach Ability to participate in and contribute to code management in GitHub including actively collaborating in peer‑reviews, feature branches, and resolving conflicts and commits Expertise in database administration, including experience with a variety of databases, cloud applications, and distributed processing technologies Adaptable to change and able to work independently and as part of a team Ability to understand complicated problems and craft into simple solutions that can be maintained by the rest of the team Willingness to carry pager, on rotation, approximately 1 week per month Preferred Skills Exposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB a plus Previous Database Migration and SSIS/ADF exposure a plus Terraform knowledge preferred Professional Skills Solid written, verbal, and presentation communication skills Strong analytical, decision‑making and problem‑solving skills Strong team and individual player Maintains composure during all types of situations and is collaborative by nature High standards of professionalism, consistently producing high quality results Self‑sufficient, independent requiring very little supervision or intervention Demonstrate flexibility and openness to bring creative solutions to address issues Bridgenext is an Equal Opportunity Employer #J-18808-Ljbffr