Database Administrator Sr

Dayforce US, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Unlimited time away from work

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Dayforce US, Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator in Toronto, Ontario. The role involves administration, monitoring, and maintenance of SQL Database environments across cloud settings. Responsibilities include database design, migration to Azure, and ensuring system performance and security.

Ideal candidates have over 8 years of experience with SQL Server and cloud solutions, alongside strong troubleshooting skills. Dayforce values diversity, offering comprehensive benefits, including medical and 401(k) matching.

Qualifications

• At least 8+ years of experience maintaining and administrating mission‑critical database environments.
• Experience in large enterprise production environments with high transaction volume.
• Expertise in troubleshooting and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide administration and support for mission-critical database environments.
• Design and implement Azure cloud databases and disaster recovery solutions.
• Perform migration of on-premises databases to Azure Cloud.

Skills

SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025

Cloud database solutions

NoSQL database technologies

PowerShell and Azure CLI

T-SQL

SQL monitoring tools

Job description

Posted Monday, July 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM | Expires Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 3:59 AM

About the opportunity

This position provides implementation, administration, support, monitoring and maintenance of SQL Database environments across multiple cloud environments. The candidate will join the Cloud Database Engineering team responsible for timely resolution of issues that impact database server usability, ensuring systems are sized, built, and configured for optimal operation.

What you’ll get to do

• Provide administration and support for mission‑critical and pre‑production database environments
• Design and implement Azure cloud databases, high‑availability solutions, replication, encryption, and disaster recovery solutions
• Perform migration of on‑premises databases to the Azure Cloud using SQL on VM, SQL MI, and Azure SQL Database
• Perform and manage daily database maintenance, monitoring, and performance tuning tasks
• Provide technical leadership through example, develop innovation, strategies, processes, and best practices
• Manage database disaster recovery for all database environments, including SQL backup policies
• Identify and document performance and scaling improvements for development teams
• Assist in the design and implementation of security, auditing, and integrity controls
• Benchmark, analyze, report on, and recommend improvements for the SQL transactional replication infrastructure
• Guide junior DBAs
• Provide 24x7 on‑call administration and support

Skills and experience we value

• At least 8+ years of recent experience maintaining and administrating mission‑critical database environments
• Experience in large enterprise production environments with high transaction volume
• SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025
• Cloud database solutions including SQL on VM, SQL Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database
• NoSQL database technologies such as MongoDB and Cosmos DB
• Data streaming and caching technologies such as Kafka and Redis
• PowerShell and Azure CLI
• Automation of processes to improve efficiency
• Database triaging, tuning and monitoring
• Database design and application development life cycle
• Expertise in troubleshooting, problem solving and initiative
• Excellent planning, time management, documentation skills
• Expert in T‑SQL, SQL Profiler, and PowerShell
• Expert in SQL monitoring tools such as SQL Sentry and DBA Dash
• Experience managing Human Capital Management SaaS database systems
• Adapts to changing priorities
• Must communicate effectively with distributed team members
• Works well individually and within a team
• Conducts research into database issues and products and presents ideas in a business‑appropriate, user‑friendly language

What’s in it for you

Dayforce is an equal‑opportunity employer and values diversity and inclusion. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; a 401(k) plan with matching; a Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan; unlimited time away from work; 10 paid US holidays; up to 80 hours of paid sick time; and 17 weeks of paid parental leave, subject to policy terms.

About the salary ranges

The salary range listed is a guide; final compensation may vary based on bonuses, incentives, experience, skills, budget, and location.