Senior Technology Specialist, Database Administration
1 week ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Technology Specialist, Database Administration to join our team at Equitable Life of Canada. As a key member of our IT Infrastructure department, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our enterprise database server infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:- Support the design, implementation, and management of the company's enterprise database server infrastructure
- Infrastructure and business systems project delivery
- Support the design and manage database server infrastructure services to ensure the effective uptime to meet a 24x7 business systems infrastructure
- Ensure database server infrastructure operations and management controls, processes, policies, and standards for the Company based on industry standards, best principles and commonly applied good practices
- Perform continuous improvement, automation and innovation in the management and delivery of database server infrastructure operations and practices
- Ensure database server infrastructure is designed, implemented and managed to meet necessary capacity, demand and availability requirements
- Establish, monitor and meet key performance indicators in support of IT infrastructure, business systems, and Company operational metrics
- Support application management teams in the effective tuning and optimizing of business systems to meet necessary performance
- Provide timely response to database server infrastructure incidents
- Ensure accountability to IT governance activities and processes inclusive of Change Advisory Board and Architecture Review Board
- Jointly responsible for asset, vendor, and financial management activities related to database server infrastructure
- Constantly evaluate and research of relevant trends and issues and how they would apply to the Company
- Actively participate in IT infrastructure, architecture and services community
- Minimum ten (10) years in IT
- Five (5) to six (6) years in a database administration / analyst role
- Microsoft or similar technical certifications
- Strong/expert knowledge and experience designing and managing enterprise Microsoft SQL database server environments
- Strong/expert knowledge and experience in database performance tuning, debugging, profiling, and analytics, with a string emphasis on performance
- Strong/expert knowledge of and experience with database systems management processes and practices including monitoring, scripting, patching, and maintenance
- Strong knowledge and experience in Azure cloud technologies
- Knowledge and experience in other database technologies such as Cosmos or PosGres
- Knowledge and experience managing and implementing business technology resiliency / high-availability database server designs (incl. mirroring, clustering, replication) and operations
- Knowledge of and experience in data / schema design, database development practices, and overall database architectures
- Solid/strong knowledge and experience with development methodologies
- ITIL v3 or v4 Foundations certification a strong asset
- Solid/strong knowledge and experience with Microsoft business intelligence technologies
- Familiarity with agile, lean, and DevOps principles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with focus and attention to detail
- A critical thinker and innovator
- Superb communications (written, verbal, presentation) and negotiation skills and experience with conveying complex, technical information to non-technical audiences
- Maintain confidentiality with extremely critical and sensitive information
- Outstanding team player, focused on customer service excellence, technical execution, diligence to the process, and doing the right thing
- Post-secondary technical or business diploma and/or equivalent working experience
- A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind
- We value open, honest communication between team members, challenging each other to continually improve
- Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
- An onsite, full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options
- Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration
As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to:
- Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
- Undergo a criminal background check
To learn more about Equitable, we encourage you to explore our organization.
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