Senior Database & Backup Administrator – Hybrid (Edmonton)

Alberta Pensions Services Corporation (APS); Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and holidays

Extended health & dental

Flexible spending account

Career development programs

Discount programs

Job summary

Alberta Pensions Services Corporation in the Edmonton area is seeking a Senior Database Administrator / Backup Administrator to ensure reliable data systems and robust backup strategies. This full-time, hybrid role combines database administration, recovery testing and automation to support mission-critical pension services.

The successful candidate has deep MS SQL Server expertise, experience with Commvault or similar tools, and strong documentation and collaboration skills to work with

Qualifications

• A degree or diploma with 5–6 years of directly related experience; or a certificate with 7–9 years of directly related experience.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise database administration using MS SQL Server, including database design, installation, configuration, maintenance, performance optimization, security and lifecycle management.
• Advanced understanding of relational database concepts, data modelling and support for high-availability, high-reliability business applications.
• Strong knowledge of database performance monitoring and tuning, capacity planning, fault isolation and remediation approaches.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise backup and recovery using Commvault or similar tools, including backup scheduling, retention management, restore operations, disaster recovery testing and recoverability validation.
• Knowledge of recoverability assurance practices, including backup verification, restore testing, evidence retention and reporting to support audit, compliance and cyber-insurance obligations.
• Experience with operating system concepts, administrative tooling, scripting and automation as they relate to database and backup administration.
• Familiarity with IT service management concepts, including incident, problem and change management.
• Clear communication skills, strong documentation habits and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical peers, stakeholders, leadership and vendors.
• Professional resilience, accountability and adaptability in a hands-on operational and on-call environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer APS database platforms across environments, including monitoring, maintenance, patching, upgrades, refreshes, security administration and capacity planning.
• Investigate performance, availability and capacity concerns, then implement practical remediation strategies that protect service continuity.
• Administer enterprise backup and recovery systems, including monitoring backup completion, retention requirements and backup system health.
• Execute and validate backup and restore activities for databases, servers, virtual environments, mailboxes and other supported assets as required.
• Perform and document restore testing and disaster recovery validation to confirm recoverability and operational readiness.
• Investigate backup failures and recovery issues, identify root causes and implement corrective actions that prevent repeat failures.
• Work with application teams, infrastructure staff and vendors to design and support database and recoverability solutions aligned with operational needs.
• Strengthen documentation, standards, procedures and automation so recurring manual effort is reduced over time.
• Participate in on-call support rotations and contribute to root cause analysis after incidents or service interruptions.

Skills

MS SQL Server

Commvault backup tools

Scripting & automation

Performance monitoring

Documentation & communication

Education

Degree or diploma in related field

Certificate in related field

Tools

Commvault

Job description

Alberta Pensions Services Corporation in the Edmonton area is seeking a Senior Database Administrator / Backup Administrator to ensure reliable data systems and robust backup strategies. This full-time, hybrid role combines database administration, recovery testing and automation to support mission-critical pension services.

The successful candidate has deep MS SQL Server expertise, experience with Commvault or similar tools, and strong documentation and collaboration skills to work with