Cloud and Saas Database Administrator

4 days ago

Edmonton, Canada Fountain Tire Full time

Overview:
**Fountain Tire** is looking for an experienced **Cloud and SaaS Database Administrator** to join our Information Systems team in our South Edmonton Corporate Head Office. This is an **in-person** **term position for a duration of six months**.

**Wage: $75,000 - $85,000 (Depending on experience)**

**Why work for Fountain Tire?**
- We are one of Alberta's Top 70 Employers for 2017 and 2018
- We are a Platinum Member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
- We are one of the 10 largest independent tire dealers in North America, and recipient of many Customer Service and Best Business Awards
- We continually strive to expand our operations in existing markets, as well as new markets and currently, we have over 160 stores from BC through Ontario

**Objective**

To manage, maintain and administrate the production database environments that support the day-to-day business. To execute regular DBA cloud and SaaS activities like Backup, restore, performance tuning of the database etc.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Install, configure, and upgrade database management systems (DBMS) in cloud environments.
- Implement security measures to protect sensitive data.
- Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies to prevent data loss in case of hardware failure, human error, or other disasters.
- Optimize queries, indexes, and other database elements to ensure fast response times and efficient use of system resources.
- Perform regular maintenance tasks such as database reorganization, updating statistics, and purging obsolete data to maintain optimal performance.
- Implement high availability solutions such as database replication, clustering, or sharing to ensure continuous access to data.
- Develop and test disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime in case of a system failure.
- Ensure that the database systems comply with industry regulations and standards. Perform regular audits to validate compliance and address any issues that arise.
- Monitor database usage trends and plan for future capacity needs. Scale the database infrastructure as necessary to accommodate growing data volumes and user loads.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation related to database configurations, schemas, security policies, and procedures.
- Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in database management and cloud computing. Continuously enhance skills and certifications to adapt to changing industry standards.
- Ability to be on-call for DBA support
- Ability to work overtime on an infrequent basis, as required

**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**
- SQL Server 2012+ and Azure SQL Solutions.
- Must have sound knowledge of T-SQL, DMV’s, PowerShell, HA/DR solutions.
- Must have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both orally and in the written form.

**Education & Experience**
- University degree or a college diploma in Computer Science
- Experience with Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations would be considered an asset
- Experience in a leadership role would be considered an asset.
- Somone with Azure Database Administrator Associate certification would be considered an asset.

**Organizational Relationships**
- Direct report to the Director, Computer Operations & Support Desk.
- Daily interaction with head office and store associates.

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