Database Infrastructure, Manager

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 84,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Database Infrastructure Manager at Sun Life Financial, you will lead a diverse team and provide technical direction for database services. With a focus on people management and innovation, this role offers the opportunity to influence how technology enhances client experiences and drives business success. Join a supportive and flexible organization that values diversity and empowerment.

Benefits

Flexible Benefits

Wellness Programs

Extensive Learning Support

Flexible Work Schedule

Qualifications

• 3+ years of People Management experience.
• Experience with MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and AWS.
• Ability to manage complex projects and guide teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 4-6 direct reports.
• Provide technical leadership for various database technologies.
• Participate in recruitment and performance reviews.

Skills

People Management

Technical Leadership

Collaboration

Tools

MS SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS RDS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

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Database Infrastructure, Manager

Apply locations Toronto, Ontario Waterloo, Ontario North York, Ontario time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR00112444

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

As a Database Infrastructure Manager within Data Management Services (DMS), you will support the Database Infrastructure Director with People Management and Technical leadership. You will join an existing Infrastructure team consisting of talent employees of different experience levels.

The role may require occasional participation in supporting Employees with after-hours and weekend leadership of projects, infrastructure activities, as well as various disaster recovery exercises as may be required.

What will you do:

People Management

• Manage a team of 4-6 direct reports with the possibility of team growth over time.
• Participate in end-to-end recruitment; create/modify job descriptions, review resumes, participate in interviews, decision making, onboarding and training.
• Meet with employees 1:1’s throughout the year [monthly or needed].
• Assist employees in creating and managing yearly Performance goals.
• Participate in annual [two per year] performance review cycle and provide feedback.
• Manage/encourage team invest in professional growth.
• Guide employees with career development growth, promotions and progressions.
• Promote training, cross training and upskilling and find work opportunities to use new skills.
• Support work life balance and health wellness.
• Participate in the review/refinement/creation of core competencies and skill levels required for the various DBA infrastructure technical skills.
• Foster a culture of diversity, equity and inclusivity, by helping to remove silos and move the entire team towards a One Team, One Vision mindset.
• Encourage employee to take initiative, have a creative mindset, recommend and participate in new ideas, solutions and processes.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership and direction for Infrastructure teams; MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS RDS, Optim and Imperva SecureSphere.
• Technical Decision-Making designing of new patterns of deployment, cost optimization, security and compliance, evaluating new tools to improve DMS’ service to their clients.
• Mentoring team members in defining and documenting best practices for the global deployments of SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Optim and Imperva.
• Stay current to support employees of various emerging technologies, cloud technologies, DevOps tools and processes, and vendor applications.
• Cross-Team collaboration working across ops, security, architecture, cloud and business teams for various project initiatives.
• Create, design and mentor others on technical slide decks for communication to technical audiences, live demos or visual walkthroughs.

What do you need to succeed?

• 3+ years of People Management experience.
• 3+ years of experience recruiting, onboarding and completing performance reviews
• 5+ years of administrative support of MS SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Optim and Imperva SecureSphere
• Experience and support with AWS core services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, AWS RDS) and database workload
• Working experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) CloudFormation and/or Terraform
• Provide employees with guidance on large and complex projects in a variety of projects through the entire project lifecycle
• Coach team to express difficult technical concepts to a variety of audiences (executive, technical and business) both written and verbally
• Organize and monitor personal workload and escalate to Director as issues arise
• Work closely with team members, technical/team leads, management, to ensure consistent delivery and quality of database services

What’s in it for you?

• Challenged by a role that is non repetitive, constantly changing, working on complex problems and results that concretely improve the Sun life organization.
• Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience.
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet your and your family’s needs.
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial
• An extensive support system for continual learning including company-run courses, access to online learning platforms and vendor led technical sessions.
• A flexible work schedule, that supports core business hours.

As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life in advance of the start date

Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life’s policies and practices

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to [e-mail] .

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

84,000/84 000 - 138,000/138 000

Job Category:

IT - Technology Services

Posting End Date:

23/06/2025

Shine together

At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed.

We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching, and locally relevant There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.

Shape the future

With an optimistic eye on a brighter future, we drive to innovate. Be part of leading change, push boundaries and try new ways of working. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn. At Sun Life, we’re driving transformation, sustainability and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities. Join us. Together, we can make the future brighter.