Top Benefits
About the role
Are you a highly skilled Database Administrator seeking a challenging and rewarding contract opportunity within a leading financial institution ? My client, a prominent player in the Canadian financial landscape, is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join their dynamic team in downtown Toronto. This is an exceptional chance to leverage your expertise on critical projects, influence strategic decisions, and potentially secure a long-term role within a respected organization.
If you're passionate about modern data platforms, thrive on automation, and possess a diverse skillset across various database technologies, this could be your next big career move!
What Makes This Role Unique:
This isn't just another DBA role. You'll be instrumental in enhancing the robustness and efficiency of their critical data infrastructure. You'll gain invaluable experience within a secure, high-stakes environment, directly contributing to the financial services sector's evolution. The hybrid model offers flexibility, while the downtown Toronto location provides easy access to a vibrant city core.
Your Impact:
As a Senior Database Administrator, you'll be at the forefront of their data strategy, with responsibilities including:
- Designing & Deploying Advanced Solutions: Architect, engineer, and deploy solutions across a wide array of RDBMS and NoSQL database technologies , including Db2 LUW, Netezza, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB, as well as cloud-native services like AWS RDS and Redshift.
- Driving Modernization & Migration: Lead the charge in migrating and upgrading existing databases to cutting-edge platforms and modern DBMS versions, ensuring seamless transitions.
- Pioneering Database Automation: Champion the adoption of DevSecOps principles by building and leveraging robust automation pipelines for provisioning, upgrading, patching, and maintaining database systems. Expertise with tools like Ansible, AWS CDK, Github Actions, Liquibase, shell scripting, and Python is key.
- Ensuring Optimal Performance & Availability: Proactively monitor, tune, and optimize database capacity, high-availability, and performance for both non-production and mission-critical production environments, guaranteeing top-tier reliability and efficiency.
- Fortifying Data Security: Develop and maintain comprehensive database backup and recovery strategies . You'll ensure all databases adhere to stringent security, audit, and compliance requirements, performing necessary reorganizations and maintenance.
- Expert Troubleshooting & Innovation: Provide expert support for change requests and swiftly resolve complex problems. You'll continuously seek opportunities to improve database performance and implement innovative tuning measures.
- Strategic Evaluation: Conduct thorough testing of upgrades and new releases of database software, assessing their impact on applications and the broader database ecosystem.
- Critical Incident Response: Be ready to respond immediately to critical issues, with on-call and/or shift duty as required to maintain uninterrupted service.
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years of hands-on DBA experience , demonstrating strong proficiency in at least two of the following: Db2 LUW, Netezza, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB .
- Sound knowledge of AWS cloud database services (RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB), with 1+ year of hands-on experience highly preferred.
- Solid understanding and 1+ year of hands-on experience with Database Automation and DB DevSecOps principles (e.g., Ansible, AWS CDK, Github Actions, Liquibase, shell scripting, Python, SQL).
- A strong grasp of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) .
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills .
- Excellent oral and written communication skills , with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Demonstrated in-depth team and collaboration skills , thriving in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical work experience.
Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you're a seasoned Database Administrator seeking a high-impact contract role with a clear path to long-term engagement at a top financial institution, I want to hear from you.
The target hiring compensation range for this role is 50/hr-70/hr. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.
About Swoon
In 2010, Swoon launched an agile, client-focused team that is not only savvy in our core industries but elbow-deep, every day, getting to know the strongest talent in the technology and professional fields.
Today, Swoon is one of the fastest-growing talent and consulting firms in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Mexico with an expanding client roster of Fortune 1000 companies, Best-of Awards, and legions of talent in our network.
We are a WBENC-certified company founded by industry leaders with 100+ years of combined experience in temporary and direct-hire placements.
Top Benefits
About the role
Are you a highly skilled Database Administrator seeking a challenging and rewarding contract opportunity within a leading financial institution ? My client, a prominent player in the Canadian financial landscape, is looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join their dynamic team in downtown Toronto. This is an exceptional chance to leverage your expertise on critical projects, influence strategic decisions, and potentially secure a long-term role within a respected organization.
If you're passionate about modern data platforms, thrive on automation, and possess a diverse skillset across various database technologies, this could be your next big career move!
What Makes This Role Unique:
This isn't just another DBA role. You'll be instrumental in enhancing the robustness and efficiency of their critical data infrastructure. You'll gain invaluable experience within a secure, high-stakes environment, directly contributing to the financial services sector's evolution. The hybrid model offers flexibility, while the downtown Toronto location provides easy access to a vibrant city core.
Your Impact:
As a Senior Database Administrator, you'll be at the forefront of their data strategy, with responsibilities including:
- Designing & Deploying Advanced Solutions: Architect, engineer, and deploy solutions across a wide array of RDBMS and NoSQL database technologies , including Db2 LUW, Netezza, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB, as well as cloud-native services like AWS RDS and Redshift.
- Driving Modernization & Migration: Lead the charge in migrating and upgrading existing databases to cutting-edge platforms and modern DBMS versions, ensuring seamless transitions.
- Pioneering Database Automation: Champion the adoption of DevSecOps principles by building and leveraging robust automation pipelines for provisioning, upgrading, patching, and maintaining database systems. Expertise with tools like Ansible, AWS CDK, Github Actions, Liquibase, shell scripting, and Python is key.
- Ensuring Optimal Performance & Availability: Proactively monitor, tune, and optimize database capacity, high-availability, and performance for both non-production and mission-critical production environments, guaranteeing top-tier reliability and efficiency.
- Fortifying Data Security: Develop and maintain comprehensive database backup and recovery strategies . You'll ensure all databases adhere to stringent security, audit, and compliance requirements, performing necessary reorganizations and maintenance.
- Expert Troubleshooting & Innovation: Provide expert support for change requests and swiftly resolve complex problems. You'll continuously seek opportunities to improve database performance and implement innovative tuning measures.
- Strategic Evaluation: Conduct thorough testing of upgrades and new releases of database software, assessing their impact on applications and the broader database ecosystem.
- Critical Incident Response: Be ready to respond immediately to critical issues, with on-call and/or shift duty as required to maintain uninterrupted service.
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years of hands-on DBA experience , demonstrating strong proficiency in at least two of the following: Db2 LUW, Netezza, Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB .
- Sound knowledge of AWS cloud database services (RDS, Redshift, DynamoDB), with 1+ year of hands-on experience highly preferred.
- Solid understanding and 1+ year of hands-on experience with Database Automation and DB DevSecOps principles (e.g., Ansible, AWS CDK, Github Actions, Liquibase, shell scripting, Python, SQL).
- A strong grasp of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) .
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills .
- Excellent oral and written communication skills , with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Demonstrated in-depth team and collaboration skills , thriving in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical work experience.
Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you're a seasoned Database Administrator seeking a high-impact contract role with a clear path to long-term engagement at a top financial institution, I want to hear from you.
The target hiring compensation range for this role is 50/hr-70/hr. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.
About Swoon
In 2010, Swoon launched an agile, client-focused team that is not only savvy in our core industries but elbow-deep, every day, getting to know the strongest talent in the technology and professional fields.
Today, Swoon is one of the fastest-growing talent and consulting firms in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Mexico with an expanding client roster of Fortune 1000 companies, Best-of Awards, and legions of talent in our network.
We are a WBENC-certified company founded by industry leaders with 100+ years of combined experience in temporary and direct-hire placements.