Database Infrastructure Consultant, Senior

LinuxCareers; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Long View, a North American IT provider, seeks a senior database professional to administer and optimize enterprise databases across on-prem and cloud environments. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and recoverability while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional client service.

Responsibilities include provisioning, monitoring, health checks, performance tuning, and leading onboarding activities for database architecture and implementation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise database infrastructure experience.
• Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, CosmosDB, and MySQL.
• Experience with SQL Server clustering (Always-On), SSAS, SSRS, Oracle RAC, and Oracle Data Guard.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) and server operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix).
• Knowledge of backup and recovery technologies (Veeam, Cohesity).

Responsibilities

• Provision, administer, monitor, and optimize enterprise database platforms across diverse client environments.
• Provide operational support for database infrastructure ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Perform health checks, best-practice assessments, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis of database issues.
• Lead client onboarding activities including database architecture review, configuration, and implementation.
• Manage ticket queues, ensure SLA compliance, and participate in on-call rotation for incident resolution.

Skills

Database administration

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

MongoDB

CosmosDB

Cloud platforms

Windows/Linux/Unix

Backup/recovery

Tools

Veeam

Cohesity

Job description

Long View is a dynamic North American IT provider seeking a senior database professional to administer, optimize, and support enterprise database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. You will ensure availability, performance, security, and recoverability of critical database systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional client service.

What You'll Do

• Provision, administer, monitor, and optimize enterprise database platforms across diverse client environments
• Provide operational support for database infrastructure ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability
• Perform health checks, best-practice assessments, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis of database issues
• Lead client onboarding activities including database architecture review, configuration, and implementation
• Manage ticket queues, ensure SLA compliance, and participate in on-call rotation for incident resolution

What You Need

• 5+ years of experience managing database infrastructure in an enterprise environment
• Intermediate understanding of database technologies including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, CosmosDB, and MySQL
• Experience with SQL Server clustering (Always-On Availability Groups), SSAS, SSRS, Oracle RAC, and Oracle Data Guard
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) and server operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix)
• Intermediate knowledge of database backup and recovery technologies (Veeam, Cohesity) and best practices

Nice to Have

• ITIL Foundations Certification
• Experience with GoldenGate, HANA, or additional PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, and CosmosDB technologies
• Passion for delivering exceptional client experience