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SQL Database Admin || Toronto, ON - Onsite || Fulltime FTE

SQL Database Admin || Toronto, ON - Onsite || Fulltime FTE

Acestack • Toronto, ON, Canada
1 day ago
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Job description

SQL DBA

Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent (FTE)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to support enterprise database migration and modernization initiatives. The DBA will be responsible for assessing on-premises SQL Server environments and planning, executing, validating, and optimizing migrations to Microsoft Azure. The role will also provide production support, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and post-migration stabilization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assess source databases and identify migration readiness gaps, dependencies, and compatibility issues.
  • Plan and execute SQL Server migrations to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.
  • Perform schema, data, application, and compatibility assessments.
  • Use Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) and related Azure migration tools.
  • Implement and maintain backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
  • Monitor and optimize database performance before, during, and after migration.
  • Perform indexing, query optimization, and database performance tuning.
  • Develop migration runbooks, rollback plans, validation procedures, and operational documentation.
  • Collaborate with application, infrastructure, networking, cloud, and security teams.
  • Ensure database environments comply with security, governance, and operational standards.
  • Support production cutovers, troubleshooting, and post-migration stabilization activities.
  • Automate database administration and operational tasks using scripting and automation tools.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong hands-on experience as a SQL Server DBA.
  • Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.
  • Hands-on experience with Azure Database Migration Service (DMS).
  • Strong knowledge of Always On Availability Groups, replication, clustering, backup, and recovery.
  • Experience with database performance tuning, indexing, query optimization, and troubleshooting.
  • Strong T-SQL development and scripting skills.
  • Experience with PowerShell and database automation.
  • Knowledge of database security, encryption, auditing, and access controls.
  • Experience supporting cloud migration, database modernization, or enterprise transformation projects.
  • Ability to develop migration strategies, runbooks, rollback plans, and validation procedures.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of professional database administration experience.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting SQL Server environments and cloud/database migration initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Microsoft Azure certifications such as DP-300, AZ-104, or AZ-305.
  • Experience migrating PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL databases to Azure.
  • Experience working on large-scale enterprise transformation and modernization programs.
  • Exposure to Azure cloud governance, security, and enterprise architecture standards.
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