Database Administrator - North York, Canada - Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

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North York, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Make the most of your expertise in data management techniques and technologies Join the Children, Youth and Social Services I&IT Cluster as a Database Administrator.

Why work for the Ontario Public Service?
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) offers a competitive compensation package. We support career and leadership development, invest in learning opportunities, and recognize team and individual achievements.

To learn more about the compensation package for this position, please visit the Ontario Public Service Employee Union website

Please note:

Job requires shifts, on-call, standby and occasional call-back to provide technical support to ministry critical systems on a 24 hour, 7 days a week basis.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

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OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the

OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's

Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?: In this role, you will:

maintain and administer cluster's databases to ensure they are patched, tuned, recoverable, and secure;

- support new projects, provide database solutions, and support day-to-day DBA activities;
- lead corporate database design and development projects;
- recommend data management strategies; and
- provide support to resolve complex and unique database management issues.

How do I qualify?:

Technical Knowledge:

- you are efficient, knowledgeable, and experienced with, both or one of the following technologies

Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle

- you have hands-on experience with SQL-Server Administration, Oracle RAC, Oracle Data guard, Oracle advanced features, Oracle OEM, and Oracle Exadata (optional)

Planning and Problem-Solving Skills:

- you have the ability to identify and troubleshoot complex incidents related to database installation, administration, and performance
- you have expertise to analyze incidents of large-scale systems and to recommend solutions to meet user needs and provide insights into impact of problems or planned changes
- you have proven analytical and technical acumen to conduct research, evaluate, and recommend solutions
- you can determine implications of various design alternatives by conducting comprehensive research and developing new approaches to ensure that effective results are realized and are measurable

Analytical and Evaluative Skills:

- you can develop complex query programs to extract information and reports from production and test databases
- you can evaluate and recommend new or additional hardware/software requirements for new database systems, evaluate, and develop proposals

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

- you can provide information to clients on database design alternatives, present formal and informal training sessions to staff, and make presentations to senior management on new data management technologies
- you can prepare system documentation, develop training materials, and prepare evaluation reports

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