Database Administrator

Amphenol Communications Solutions; Markham; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Vacation

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS) in Markham is seeking a Database Administrator to manage enterprise database services across on‑prem and cloud environments, ensuring availability, integrity, and security.

You will coordinate with application, infrastructure, and security teams, build executive dashboards with Power BI, and drive data governance, backups, performance tuning, and access control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years BI/analytics experience with Power BI dashboards.
• Advanced Power BI expertise with visual design, interactive analysis, executive dashboards, and business reporting.
• Strong DAX, Power Query, SQL, dimensional modeling, and Power BI semantic modeling skills.
• Experience with Power BI Service, workspaces, and refresh/gateway configuration.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the operational health of database services and coordinate backend activities with application, infrastructure, security, and integration teams.
• Develop executive scorecards and dashboards for targets, trends, and drivers; provide operational views for detailed transactions.
• Lead discovery sessions, clarify business questions, translate requirements into reports, and define acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with Data and Modeling Engineer on shared calculations and model changes; reconcile results with source systems.
• Manage the reporting backlog, coordinate demonstrations and training, and ensure governance and user adoption.
• Implement and test row-level security; support Power BI app publishing, refresh monitoring, and performance tuning.

Skills

Deep database expertise

Operational ownership

Security awareness

Proactive monitoring

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Azure Data Lake

Job description

Location: Markham, ON Posted: 10/29/2026 Location Name: HSIO-Markham Wage Max: 115,000.00 Annual Wage Min: 100,000.00 Annual Position Type: Full Time Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive. Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The Company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems. The primary end markets for the Company's products are communications and information processing markets, including cable television, cellular telephone and data communication and information processing systems; aerospace and military electronics; and automotive, rail and other transportation and industrial applications. Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive. Amphenol High Speed Products Group is the market leader for high-speed IO products. Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally.

Database Administrator

Position:

Database Administrator

Location:

Markham

Reports To:

Director of IT Applications

Position Summary

We are seeking a Database Administrator with strong database engineering and operational expertise to manage secure, reliable, and high-performing enterprise database services. This role will support the databases and related backend components used by business applications, data integration, and analytics, with primary accountability for database availability, data integrity, recoverability, and security. The administrator will manage database configuration, performance, backups, restoration, transaction and diagnostic logs, monitoring, access, and operational maintenance across assigned on-premises and cloud environments. Working with application owners, Infrastructure, IT Security, the Enterprise Data Architect, and data engineers, the role will strengthen backend operations, support integrations, and reduce the risk of disruption or data loss.

ATTRIBUTES

• Deep database expertise and structured troubleshooting
• Operational ownership and attention to data integrity
• Strong security awareness and discipline change management
• Proactive monitoring, risk identification, and prevention
• Collaboration, clear documentation, and service focus

Responsibilities

Own the operational health of assigned database services and coordinate dependent backend activities with the responsible application, infrastructure, security, and integration teams.

ACTIVITY

Description

Database and Backend Administration

Install, configure, administer, and maintain assigned Database and Azure data lake services. Manage database settings, storage, scheduled jobs, statistics, indexes, maintenance, and environment configuration. Coordinate patches, upgrades, and migrations with tested rollback plans. Support service accounts and database connectivity with the appropriate platform owners.

Reporting for Different Levels

Build executive scorecards for strategic performance and exceptions; departmental dashboards for targets, trends, and drivers; and operational views for detailed transactions and follow-up actions. Enable a consistent path from enterprise summaries to region, site, product, customer, and transaction details where data and permissions allow.

Business Requirements and Insights

Lead discovery sessions, clarify business questions and decisions, and translate requirements into wireframes, report specifications, and acceptance criteria. Analyze trends, variances, and drivers; explain findings in business terms and help stakeholders identify actions supporting revenue growth, margin, and customer retention.

Model Collaboration and Accuracy

Use approved, reusable semantic models and KPI definitions. Develop report-specific measures within agreed standards and collaborate with the Data and Modeling Engineer on shared calculations and model changes. Reconcile results with source systems and business control totals, investigate discrepancies, and obtain business owner sign-off.

Delivery and User Adoption

Manage the reporting backlog and agreed priorities. Coordinate demonstrations, user acceptance testing, controlled releases, and documentation. Train users, support self-service reporting within governance standards, track usage and feedback, and continuously improve the reporting experience.

Security and Operational Support

Implement and test approved row-level security and report access. Support workspace and Power BI app publishing, refresh monitoring, performance tuning, incident resolution, and change control. Maintain report inventories, calculation documentation, access evidence, and support instructions; provide cross-training and backup coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of relevant business intelligence or analytics experience, including at least 3 years of substantial hands‑on Power BI dashboard and report development.
• Advanced Power BI expertise with a strong portfolio demonstrating visual design, interactive analysis, executive dashboards, and business reporting. Candidates should be able to demonstrate their work using anonymized or sample data.
• Strong DAX, Power Query, SQL, dimensional modeling, and Power BI semantic model skills, including relationships, filter context, time intelligence, and performance optimization.
• Practical experience with Power BI Service, workspaces, apps, refresh and gateway configuration, row-level security, and controlled development and release processes.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights and engage effectively with senior leadership, Marketing, Finance, and Customer Service across global locations.
• Experience validating and reconciling reporting results, documenting KPI logic, coordinating user acceptance testing, and delivering user training.

Preferred Experience

• Manufacturing or global enterprise reporting; ERP, MES and CRM data, including QAD ERP, Plex MES, Salesforce CRM; Microsoft Fabric and Azure data platforms; Microsoft Power BI certification such as PL-300; financial, commercial, and customer service analytics.

Come join the Amphenol family!

The base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $115,000 annually. In determining the rate of pay, Amphenol considers a variety of nondiscriminatory factors, including but not limited to geographic location, relevant industry experience, qualifications, skills, and education. It would be rare for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a given role. Base salary is one facet of Amphenol's total rewards package which includes participation in our comprehensive benefits program with medical, dental, and vision benefits, vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, life insurance, short/long term disability, and membership in our Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Amphenol Canada is committed to developing inclusive, barrier‑free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity you should advise Amphenol, in a timely fashion, of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/