Senior Database Administrator

VLink Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VLink Inc. is seeking aSenior Database Administrator (DBA) to deliver operational support, maintenance, monitoring, and optimization across multiple database platforms including SQL Server, DB2, and Oracle.

The role emphasizes availability, security, recoverability, and performance for Ministry applications. The DBA will collaborate with application support, infrastructure, developers, vendors, and stakeholders to support both legacy and modernized systems in high-availability environments at

Qualifications

• Proven experience administering SQL Server, IBM DB2, and Oracle databases.
• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support for database environments.
• Monitor database health, availability, performance, storage utilization, and system reliability.
• Perform proactive troubleshooting and resolution of database-related incidents and service requests.
• Support production, test, development, disaster recovery, and high-availability environments.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Database administration

Operational support

On-call support

Tools

SQL Server

IBM DB2

Oracle

Job description

Role - RQ11438 - Database Administrator - Senior

Duration - Contract for 250 Days with 89 days of extension

Location:- 222 Jarvis St. Toronto OR 33 King West, Oshawa, Toronto,ON(Onsite)

Ministry :- Central Agencies Cluster - Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat

Description

Onsite Work Environment: The successful candidate is expected to work 7.25 hours per calendar day between the standard working hours of 8:00-5:00 PM (excluding lunch breaks) every Monday to Friday inclusive at the identified OPS office location.

Database Administrator (DBA) – Operational Support Services

Position Summary

The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for providing operational support, administration, maintenance, monitoring, and optimization of database environments supporting critical Ministry applications and services. The role ensures the availability, integrity, security, recoverability, and performance of databases across multiple technology platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and Oracle environments.

The DBA works closely with application support teams, infrastructure teams, developers, vendors, and project stakeholders to support both legacy and modernized enterprise systems in highly available and mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Database Support

• Provide day-to-day operational support for Ministry applications and associated database environments.
• Monitor database health, availability, performance, storage utilization, and system reliability.
• Perform proactive troubleshooting and resolution of database-related incidents and service requests.
• Support production, test, development, disaster recovery, and high-availability environments.
• Participate in on-call