- Salary
- $75 – $82
- Location
- Toronto
- Workplace
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- IT
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- PCRecruiter
Description
Sr Database Administrator SQL/Azure #106282
Request ID: 106282-1
Start/End Dates: 9/14/2026 - 3/13/2027
Work Location: downtown Toronto, near TTC and GO
Job Title: IT - Database Administrator - Expert
Position Title: DBA - Expert - (MSSQL)
Line of Business: Capital Market, PBBT, and Retail Banking
Target Start Date: 9/14/2026
Duration: 6 months
Target rate range: $75-82hr B2B
Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE? Extension: Yes / Conversion: Possible
Hybrid: 1 to 2 days per week in office plus third Friday of each month - in office every Tuesday for the time being.
Office Location: 81 Bay Street
Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): 9-5/ 37.5 hours
Potential for OT? Overtime may be required; weekends may be required (on call) *1 person each week is on standby - this will be a rotating person each week.
Reason the role is open: Backfill for a contractor who left to go home for personal reasons
Project the contractor will be working on: providing database support related to Oracle build, migration, performance tuning and incident resolutions.
Group information: 20 DBAs on the team, team is sub divided in 2 teams and support database for various lines of business, doing complex trouble shooting, code deployment, BAU activities
EVP (Employee Value Proposition): Close-knit team, great technical team to learn from. Very independent role where strong initiative is required in this role. Team consists of strong leadership that support career growth and providing mentorship throughout. This is a great opportunity to grow skills and learn. Core values of this team is teamwork, trust, and accountability. Lastly, conversion is very likely.
The Candidate will Be Working with: Solution Design, DB Engineering, Information Security teams and external vendors.
Job Description:
Daily Job Duties/Activities:
- Taking ownership of and leading technical resolutions for production incidents
- Communicating clearly complex technical issues to stakeholders and Lines of Business partners
- Complying with CIBC standards for change control and overall database security policies
- Analyzing recurring incidents and identifying service improvements where possible
- Providing on-call rotational/pager support where required
- Participating in Incidents and Changes as part of BAU Operational activities
- Participating in Scheduled Disaster Recovery or SCM activities
- Participating in post-mortems and RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) of critical incidents
Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases.
Optimize database performance, including indexing, query tuning, and resource management.
Ensure database security by implementing best practices for user access control, encryption, and auditing.
Implement native security features in Oracle (TDE, Data Redaction, Database Vault) and SQL Server (TDE, Always Encrypted).
RAC, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
Automate database monitoring and maintenance tasks.
Must Haves:
- 5-7 years of experience in Azure Cloud database (Focus on MSSQL)
- Experience with PostgreSQL - 2+ years
- Setup/Installation and configuration of DB products
- Experience in Tuning, Query Optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting database issues
- Cloud migration experience
- Exhibit knowledge of DB backup restore and recovery
Nice to have:
- ServiceNow Ticketing System
- SolarWind Performance Tool
- Azure Certification
- FI experience
Soft Skills:
Strong critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team
Demonstrated ability to deliver results and provide good customer experience
Thrive in fast paced environment
Good integrity
NOTE
Close on August 21 at 11AM
Please do not submit candidates that were previously interviewed or submitted from: 95587-1, 98324-1, 101992-1
G.G. Consulting Group uses advanced ATS systems to track and manage candidates and jobs. We do not use AI tools for candidate screening.
Request ID: 106282-1
Start/End Dates: 9/14/2026 - 3/13/2027
Work Location: downtown Toronto, near TTC and GO
Job Title: IT - Database Administrator - Expert
Position Title: DBA - Expert - (MSSQL)
Line of Business: Capital Market, PBBT, and Retail Banking
Target Start Date: 9/14/2026
Duration: 6 months
Target rate range: $75-82hr B2B
Potential for this contract to be extended or converted to FTE? Extension: Yes / Conversion: Possible
Hybrid: 1 to 2 days per week in office plus third Friday of each month - in office every Tuesday for the time being.
Office Location: 81 Bay Street
Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): 9-5/ 37.5 hours
Potential for OT? Overtime may be required; weekends may be required (on call) *1 person each week is on standby - this will be a rotating person each week.
Reason the role is open: Backfill for a contractor who left to go home for personal reasons
Project the contractor will be working on: providing database support related to Oracle build, migration, performance tuning and incident resolutions.
Group information: 20 DBAs on the team, team is sub divided in 2 teams and support database for various lines of business, doing complex trouble shooting, code deployment, BAU activities
EVP (Employee Value Proposition): Close-knit team, great technical team to learn from. Very independent role where strong initiative is required in this role. Team consists of strong leadership that support career growth and providing mentorship throughout. This is a great opportunity to grow skills and learn. Core values of this team is teamwork, trust, and accountability. Lastly, conversion is very likely.
The Candidate will Be Working with: Solution Design, DB Engineering, Information Security teams and external vendors.
Job Description:
Daily Job Duties/Activities:
- Taking ownership of and leading technical resolutions for production incidents
- Communicating clearly complex technical issues to stakeholders and Lines of Business partners
- Complying with CIBC standards for change control and overall database security policies
- Analyzing recurring incidents and identifying service improvements where possible
- Providing on-call rotational/pager support where required
- Participating in Incidents and Changes as part of BAU Operational activities
- Participating in Scheduled Disaster Recovery or SCM activities
- Participating in post-mortems and RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) of critical incidents
Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases.
Optimize database performance, including indexing, query tuning, and resource management.
Ensure database security by implementing best practices for user access control, encryption, and auditing.
Implement native security features in Oracle (TDE, Data Redaction, Database Vault) and SQL Server (TDE, Always Encrypted).
RAC, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
Automate database monitoring and maintenance tasks.
Must Haves:
- 5-7 years of experience in Azure Cloud database (Focus on MSSQL)
- Experience with PostgreSQL - 2+ years
- Setup/Installation and configuration of DB products
- Experience in Tuning, Query Optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting database issues
- Cloud migration experience
- Exhibit knowledge of DB backup restore and recovery
Nice to have:
- ServiceNow Ticketing System
- SolarWind Performance Tool
- Azure Certification
- FI experience
Soft Skills:
Strong critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team
Demonstrated ability to deliver results and provide good customer experience
Thrive in fast paced environment
Good integrity
NOTE
Close on August 21 at 11AM
Please do not submit candidates that were previously interviewed or submitted from: 95587-1, 98324-1, 101992-1
G.G. Consulting Group uses advanced ATS systems to track and manage candidates and jobs. We do not use AI tools for candidate screening.
Skills
AzureSQLPostgreSQLOracleSQL ServerServiceNow
