Senior Database Administrator

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to manage database systems at their Kelowna location. The position involves planning, designing, and maintaining relational databases, ensuring effective implementation and support. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with SQL Server and database optimization. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and ends on March 31, 2026.

Benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education opportunities

Employer paid vacation

Medical Services Plan

Employer paid insurance premiums

Extended health & dental coverage

Potential Municipal Pension Plan

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in database administration, specifically with relational databases.
• Strong understanding of database security and access control.
• Experience in planning and executing database migrations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and maintenance of database systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to fulfill database requirements.
• Monitor performance and optimize databases for efficiency.

Skills

SQL

Database design

System optimization

Capacity planning

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Database Management Systems

Performance tuning tools

Job description

Interior Health is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join the team on a full-time project basis from our Kelowna location. This position is anticipated to end on March 31, 2026.

What We Offer

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Medical Services Plan
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended health & dental coverage
• Potential Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance

About The Position

In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Senior Database Administrator performs a variety of duties to ensure the effective development, implementation, maintenance, and support of database systems throughout Interior Health according to established policies, procedures, and standards.

Typical Duties And Responsibilities

• Conducts feasibility studies for computerization by determining user department requirements, examining and identifying problems with existing systems, and recommending modifications or new systems. Provides details of estimated implementation costs including staffing requirements.
• Plans, designs, implements, documents, and supports relational database systems such as Microsoft SQL Server.
• Works collaboratively with Information/Application development staff to analyze requirements and develop new or modify existing logical and physical database architectures to achieve optimal database design.
• Creates and implements efficient database objects such as tables, queries, views, stored procedures, jobs, functions, and scripts using industry-standard languages, techniques, and tools such as SQL.
• Collaborates with technical teams within DH to ensure database infrastructure is optimized.
• Develops and implements best practices for database access, security, performance, and tuning in accordance with established business processes.
• Develops, implements, and maintains change control and testing processes for new server/database development and modifications to existing servers/databases.
• Monitors database servers and system objects, including stored procedures and execution times, to implement efficiency improvements and proactively address performance issues using industry-standard database techniques and tools.
• Codes new programs and changes to existing programs from specifications; tests, modifies, and maintains programs as needed.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures relating to regular server and database maintenance to ensure the stability and reliability of data access across the organization.
• Performs capacity planning, including allocating system storage and planning for future storage requirements.
• Provides support and advice to peers and DH professionals in the development and support of database architecture across Interior Health.
• Liaises with vendors to ensure that server, database, software, and systems issues are resolved.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.