Senior Database Administrator (2YR Term)

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Chalk River; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to enhance their database environments. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining databases while ensuring quality and performance standards. You will work on critical projects that support engineering analysis and scientific systems, contributing to innovative solutions in nuclear science and technology. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, this position offers a chance to be part of a team dedicated to clean energy and environmental protection. Join a forward-thinking organization that values work-life balance and offers a comprehensive rewards package, including benefits from day one, tuition support, and a pension.

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal)

Benefits effective day one

Tuition support

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Experience building and supporting databases in various environments.
• Comprehensive knowledge of database administration principles.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain database servers and applications.
• Monitor and report on database performance and security issues.
• Provide first and second level database support.

Skills

Database Administration

Troubleshooting

Oracle EBS 12.2.X

Database Tuning

Communication Skills

Project Management

Capacity Planning

Education

Post-secondary education in database administration

Computer Science

Tools

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Job description

Are you looking for a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator to design, develop and maintain CNL’s database environments, monitor standards and procedures, and integrate systems through database design. Do you have experience providing database support for engineering analysis, business and scientific systems and ERP applications such as Oracle eBusiness Suite? If so, apply now! This role will be responsible for the deployment, troubleshooting and quality assurance of databases and database applications being deployed into the CNL Information Technology ecosystems.

What you will be doing!

• Installing database servers / databases, database patches and database upgrades and applications on servers.
• Performing routine administrative and maintenance tasks for the database environments/servers (e.g., backups and recovery, database refreshes, data fixes).
• Monitoring development, test and production databases to identify and report any backups, performance, space usage and security issues and recommend solutions.
• Maintaining the integrity and availability of the production database environments.
• Completing incident tickets as related to performance and failures.
• Providing first and second level database support.
• Reviewing “Requests for Changes” to implement applications and database changes in the development, test, training and production environments.
• Ensuring that the deployments follow the properly defined Deployment, Change Management and Quality Assurance processes.
• Ensuring that applications or databases are deployed to development, test and production with proper licensing.
• Working closely with all IT departments on projects to identify, evaluate and approve database requirements as needed.
• Actively participating in a Project Team to identify the technical requirements and specifications for any new databases to be installed. This includes reviewing the project proposal and making recommendations on hardware, software and licensing.
• Providing consultation and input into, database server sizing, database design and capacity planning for current and new databases and applications.
• Assisting developers in optimizing code to reduce database impact.

What we are looking for:

• Completed post-secondary education in a related field: database administration, software development, computer science.
• Experience building, supporting, and deploying databases in a number of environments.
• Experience in troubleshooting database issues, performing database tuning and backups.
• Experience testing database solutions and making recommendations for improvement.
• Experience managing/monitoring Oracle EBS 12.2.X.
• Experience working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments managing ever changing priorities.
• Ability to work within project teams with a variety of other technical resources.
• Comfortable to make recommendations on proposed solutions and test various scenarios to ensure solutions are robust.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to persuade, influence or educate various audiences (e.g., Management or Executive level reporting/presentations, vendors, community stakeholders, business unit managers, project teams, etc).
• Comprehensive knowledge of generally accepted database administration principles; database audit principles; database tuning and database backup principals.

Security clearance eligibility required: Level 2 Secret which has a minimum requirement of 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security”.

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pace setters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

• Work-life balance is an integral part of our overall health and well-being; at CNL, we value this.

We offer a complete total rewards package:

• paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• tuition support;
• and a pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location of Work - Remote

CNL works with employees across Canada to enable a remote workforce where possible. Our work-from-home employees are provided with the equipment required to be successful: laptop, monitor, external keyboard and mouse, etc. Of course, we always love a visit to the site when possible!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promote equity, diversity and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and a corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity and Excellence, which encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist with whom you are in contact. All information received in relation to accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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