Overview
Description of Service: The position would be involved with the day-to-day work within the team under the direction of the Manager of Database Services.
Responsibilities and Deliverables
* Collaborate with other team members on creation, maintenance, configuration and support of database instances.
* Collaborate with software developers in order to set up the monitoring of production databases including availability, performance, deadlocks, as well as looking at real-time and historical performance.
* Respond to database system monitoring alerts and exceptions and provide database system problem recovery and resolution.
* Manage database instance performance tuning and implementation of database system software tuning improvements.
What we are looking for
* Anticipate, organize and prioritize work to meet both short- and long-term goals and outcomes.
* Take the initiative to advise, persuade and motivate others to act in a recommended way in an environment of minimal supervision.
* Lead by example by taking initiative, assuming responsibility for issues and following through to appropriate resolution.
* Clearly document and convey, both verbally and in writing, a variety of technical information to technical and non-technical persons.
* Listen, clarify and comprehend information.
* Maintain personal and team effectiveness by adapting and adjusting to changes and difficult situations. Implement an appropriate solution using judgment and resourcefulness in sometimes difficult circumstances.
* Promote agile principles to assist the evolution and maturity of Agile and DevOps.
* Participate in Agile ceremonies and perform work using the team's Kanban board.
* Provide 24x7 on-call procedures and support on a rotational basis.
Mandatory Requirements
* A degree in Computer Science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
* A minimum of six years of experience working with Relational Database management systems including DB2 and/or SQL Server.
* Experience in implementing and managing DB2, SQL Server, and other databases.
* Experience in DBMS architecture.
* Experience in: data modeling and database design, multi-tiered application architectures, system architecture (e.g., Linux, Unix, Windows), optimal methods of manipulating required data, object-oriented programming and scriptwriting.
* Knowledge of data replication techniques and processes, and cloud computing platforms (e.g., SaaS, IaaS or PaaS).
* Experience working in an Agile environment.
* Must be able to comply with the company's Employee and Contractor Mandatory Vaccine Policy.
Additional Requirements
* IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server certifications are an asset.
* Preference will be given to 5+ years of experience working in DB2 LUW (Linux, Unix, Windows).
Company
Senior DBA
TEEMA Solutions Group Inc.
Richmond
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