Overview
Sr DBA - MS SQL (Expert) – 98324. Location : downtown Toronto, hybrid – in office every Tuesday. Start / end : 2026-02-02 to 2026-08-01. Start date : ASAP. Duration : 6 months to start with potential for extension or conversion to FTE depending on budget and performance. Work location : 81 Bay 16th Floor, Hybrid – in office every Tuesday. Work Schedule : Monday – Friday, 9 : 00 am – 5 : 00 pm (37.5 hours / week); some flexibility with hours. Overtime and weekend on-call availability may be required (rotating).
Target rate : $70-80 / hr B2B.
Responsibilities
- Taking ownership of and leading technical resolutions for production incidents.
- Communicating complex technical issues clearly 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.
Qualifications
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.Knowledge of DB backup, restore, and recovery.Nice to have
ServiceNow ticketing system.SolarWinds 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 environments.Good integrity.Additional information
This is a rebuild of 95587-1 to focus on an MSSQL DBA skillset. Do not resubmit candidates submitted to 95587. Note : Close on Jan 22 at 1 : 30 PM. G.G. Consulting Group uses advanced ATS systems to track and manage candidates and jobs. We do not use AI tools for candidate screening.
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