Senior Database Platform Engineer

Senior Database Platform Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid 4 days per week on-site

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 1 year (with potential for extension; conversion possible)
• Pay Rate: C$80.00 C$98.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday core business hours; overtime could come up depending on business needs
• Travel Requirements: Not required

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Platform Engineer responsible for the design, installation, automation, administration, performance tuning, security, and operational support of enterprise database platforms across cloud and on-premises environments. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical expert with extensive experience deploying and supporting Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, and Apache Cassandra. This role requires strong cloud infrastructure knowledge, DevOps experience, automation expertise, and the ability to build and maintain highly available, secure, and resilient database environments supporting mission-critical applications. This is an engineering-focused role the successful candidate will be expected to design, build, script, automate, and support database platforms throughout their lifecycle rather than perform only operational database administration activities.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & Automation Responsibilities

• Develop automated installation and configuration scripts for SQL Server environments.
• Build Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to deploy and manage database infrastructure.
• Create standardized database deployment templates and automation frameworks.
• Develop CI/CD deployment pipelines for database releases and platform changes.
• Automate database provisioning, patching, upgrades, backups, health checks, monitoring, and disaster recovery validation.
• Maintain source-controlled deployment scripts and configuration repositories.
• Partner with Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and Application teams to deliver automated platform solutions.

Required Skills

• Microsoft SQL Server installation, configuration, administration, upgrades, patching, and performance tuning.
• Experience building SQL Server environments from scratch across Development, QA, Production, and Disaster Recovery environments.
• SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, Backup, and Recovery.
• Microsoft Azure experience, including Azure Virtual Machines, Storage, Networking, Monitoring, Backup, and Disaster Recovery.
• Windows Server administration.
• PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack, or similar technologies.
• CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub, or Jenkins.
• Performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, and production support.
• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise applications.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across SQL Server, Windows, networking, and infrastructure components.

Preferred Skills

• MongoDB administration.
• Cassandra administration.
• Linux administration.
• Kubernetes.
• AWS.
• Databricks.
• Financial services experience.

Education Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree or Technical Certificate required.
• Any relevant certifications (e.g., Azure) are a nice to have.

Required Experience

• 8 to 10 years of overall senior-level experience (minimum).
• 8 years of experience in SQL Server.
• 5 years of experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• 5 years of PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• 5 years of experience with DevOps and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• 5 years of Windows Server Administration experience.
• Microsoft Azure experience required.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• 1 year of Databricks experience.
• 1 year of experience with Cassandra.
• 1 year of Linux administration experience.
• 1 year of Kubernetes experience.
• MongoDB experience.
• Prior banking experience.
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• Interview process: 2 interviews 1 virtual, 2nd in person.
• Candidates who have never installed or configured Microsoft SQL Server would be rejected regardless of experience with other database technologies.

About the Client

This client is a top 10 North American banking and financial services institution providing comprehensive retail, commercial, and wealth solutions across Canada and the United States. The organization employs thousands of professionals across technology, engineering, data, and financial services functions including database engineers, cloud infrastructure engineers, DevOps specialists, and platform engineers who support mission-critical enterprise systems at scale.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09509 Industry: Software Engineering

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