Verafin - Senior Database Administrator

Nasdaq, Inc.; St. John's; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Nasdaq Verafin as a Cloud Database Administrator to enhance effective crime-fighting solutions. You will maintain cloud-based databases, ensure upgrades and problem resolution, and work collaboratively on process improvements that make a difference in preventing financial crime.

Qualifications

• Strong background in relational databases required.
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL and MySQL needed.
• Experience with AWS RDS and Linux environments is essential.

Responsibilities

• Administer databases in cloud-based environments.
• Coordinate systems and software implementation.
• Perform security policy implementation and data access controls.

Skills

Relational databases

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS RDS

Linux environments

Automation

DevOps tools

Operational monitoring

Alerting

Job description

Apply locations Canada - St. John's - Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada - Toronto - Ontario

Time type : Full time

Posted on : Posted Yesterday

Job requisition id : R0022161

Do you want to join a team where you work on challenging problems, make a positive difference to the world, and have fun doing it? Then we have the perfect role for you! Nasdaq Verafin is an innovator in anti-financial crime management solutions, with a mission to create the world’s most effective crime-fighting network. Our rapid growth and continuing success means we have an opening for a Cloud Database Administrator to join our dynamic team.

As a Cloud Database Administrator, you will be the backbone of our cloud-based database servers, ensuring seamless coordination and implementation of systems, software, and services. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining high standards for upgrades, problem tracking, management, and resolution. We are looking for someone with a strong background in relational databases, technical expertise with PostgreSQL / MySQL and AWS RDS, knowledge of Linux environments, proficiency in automation across multiple platforms, and experience with DevOps tools, operational monitoring, and alerting.

If you are a proactive thinker who consistently brings new ideas to the table and thrives on process improvements, while being able to adapt quickly to meet business needs, then this is the perfect role for you. Join us at Nasdaq Verafin and be part of a team that is making a real difference in the fight against financial crime!

What You'll Do :

• Perform administration of database servers in cloud-based environments.
• Coordination and implementation of systems, software, and services.
• Ensuring standards are applied for all upgrades, problem tracking, management, and resolution.
• Formulates recommendations and performs testing, change control, installation, integration, diagnostic analysis, and return to service of the environment.
• Develops and coordinates system and procedural documentation.
• Activities such as daily backups, performance tuning, security additions / changes / removals, security policy implementation, data access controls, configuration / patch management, risk management, change control administration, and AWS cloud automation.
• Work with product engineering, supporting, maintaining, and designing storage infrastructure for Nasdaq Verafin products.
• Handling infrastructure-based projects.
• Technical and personnel leadership.

What We're Looking For :

• Experience with relational databases.
• Technical experience with the following technologies : PostgreSQL / MySQL, AWS RDS.
• Knowledge of Linux environments.
• Proficient in automation across multiple platforms.
• Experience with DevOps tools, operational monitoring, and alerting.
• Consistently bringing new ideas to the team and working on process improvements.
• Must be able to think and adapt quickly to meet business needs.

What Success Looks Like :

• Understanding the goals of the team while using problem-solving skills.
• Developing cloud-based services that have good uptime, health, and security.
• Advance your career on our Technical path with roles such as Database Administrator Specialist.

This position can be located in St John's or Toronto, and offers the opportunity for a hybrid work environment (at least 2 days a week in office, subject to change), providing flexibility and accessibility for qualified candidates.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

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