Job Description
Eaton's ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Database Administrator. This role is based in our Eaton Americas Innovation Center in Brossard, Québec, Canada and offers hybrid work opportunities, as well as benefits from day one. Candidates must reside within 80km of Brossard, Québec, Canada.
What you'll do:
Are you a passionate Database Administrator with a strong background in solving complex challenges? Do you seek to make a positive impact on energy delivery within our environment? If so, there is no better time to join Eaton than in this exciting era of intelligent power management. We are reimagining innovation by leveraging digital technologies-connected devices, data models, and analytics-to transform power management, ensuring safer, sustainable, and more efficient power use.
As a Database Administrator, you will collaborate closely with utility customers, internal product owners, and other EAS engineering teams. Your role extends beyond technical expertise; you will engage directly with customers, understanding their needs, scoping solutions, and delivering tailored, engineered, and integrated intelligent solutions. Whether it is optimizing performance, applying automation, or contributing to ongoing support, your work will directly impact our customers' experience.
Join us in shaping the future of smart grid solutions and driving digital transformation for ourselves and our customers!
In this role you will:
• Manage multi-instance SQL Server
• Perform patching, backups, installations, configurations, and security enhancements.
• Document maintenance and performance plan
• Understand and apply best practices for database architecture.
• Read and modify Structured Query Language (SQL) code.
• Work with database triggers, stored procedures, and replication jobs.
• Work with the software development team and suggest table, view, index and key improvement.
• Tune SQL queries, database structure, configuration, and settings for optimal performance.
• Manage shares, local services, and utilize ODBC/JDBC connections.
• Familiarity with cluster management.
• Understand latency, performance metrics, availability, efficiency, and change management.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database systems effectively.
• Ensure Database Security
• Implement robust security measures.
• Monitor and enhance data protection
Qualifications:
Basic Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience as a DBA in a complex enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres or other relational database management systems.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Experience managing SQL Server databases in VMWare environments.
• Experience with Symantec NetBackup or equivalent backup solutions.
• Manage SQL Server databases in VM and cloud environments.
• Fluency in English and French (working proficiency in both languages). Fluency in French and English is required for this position to communicate with colleagues, customers, and partners located inside and outside of Quebec, as well as to understand technical documentation in the field of our industry.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without corporate sponsorship now or in the future.
• Candidates must live within an 80-kilometer radius of the Brossard facility.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional.
• Familiarity with cloud-based databases (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with Hybrid Databases Combining Relational and NoSQL Technologies (e.g., MongoDB or similar)
• Understanding of database deployment and management in a cloud environment.
Skills:
Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database issues and implement effective solutions.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment with changing priorities
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience collaborating with developers, system administrators, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of database design, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Knowledge of database security best practices.
• Experience implementing access controls, encryption, and auditing.
• Proficiency in performance tuning techniques.
• Ability to optimize queries, indexes, and database configurations.
• Exposure to high availability solutions (e.g., AlwaysOn, failover clustering).
• Understanding of disaster recovery strategies.
• Experience automating routine processes.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools for database health and performance.
• Ability to set up alerts and respond to critical incidents.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
What you'll do:
Are you a passionate Database Administrator with a strong background in solving complex challenges? Do you seek to make a positive impact on energy delivery within our environment? If so, there is no better time to join Eaton than in this exciting era of intelligent power management. We are reimagining innovation by leveraging digital technologies-connected devices, data models, and analytics-to transform power management, ensuring safer, sustainable, and more efficient power use.
As a Database Administrator, you will collaborate closely with utility customers, internal product owners, and other EAS engineering teams. Your role extends beyond technical expertise; you will engage directly with customers, understanding their needs, scoping solutions, and delivering tailored, engineered, and integrated intelligent solutions. Whether it is optimizing performance, applying automation, or contributing to ongoing support, your work will directly impact our customers' experience.
Join us in shaping the future of smart grid solutions and driving digital transformation for ourselves and our customers!
In this role you will:
• Manage multi-instance SQL Server
• Perform patching, backups, installations, configurations, and security enhancements.
• Document maintenance and performance plan
• Understand and apply best practices for database architecture.
• Read and modify Structured Query Language (SQL) code.
• Work with database triggers, stored procedures, and replication jobs.
• Work with the software development team and suggest table, view, index and key improvement.
• Tune SQL queries, database structure, configuration, and settings for optimal performance.
• Manage shares, local services, and utilize ODBC/JDBC connections.
• Familiarity with cluster management.
• Understand latency, performance metrics, availability, efficiency, and change management.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database systems effectively.
• Ensure Database Security
• Implement robust security measures.
• Monitor and enhance data protection
Qualifications:
Basic Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience as a DBA in a complex enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres or other relational database management systems.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Experience managing SQL Server databases in VMWare environments.
• Experience with Symantec NetBackup or equivalent backup solutions.
• Manage SQL Server databases in VM and cloud environments.
• Fluency in English and French (working proficiency in both languages). Fluency in French and English is required for this position to communicate with colleagues, customers, and partners located inside and outside of Quebec, as well as to understand technical documentation in the field of our industry.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without corporate sponsorship now or in the future.
• Candidates must live within an 80-kilometer radius of the Brossard facility.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate or Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional.
• Familiarity with cloud-based databases (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with Hybrid Databases Combining Relational and NoSQL Technologies (e.g., MongoDB or similar)
• Understanding of database deployment and management in a cloud environment.
Skills:
Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database issues and implement effective solutions.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment with changing priorities
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Experience collaborating with developers, system administrators, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of database design, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Knowledge of database security best practices.
• Experience implementing access controls, encryption, and auditing.
• Proficiency in performance tuning techniques.
• Ability to optimize queries, indexes, and database configurations.
• Exposure to high availability solutions (e.g., AlwaysOn, failover clustering).
• Understanding of disaster recovery strategies.
• Experience automating routine processes.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools for database health and performance.
• Ability to set up alerts and respond to critical incidents.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.
About EATON
Learn More About EATONEaton Corporation plc is a multinational power management company with 2020 sales of $17.9 billion, founded in the US. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. Eaton operates through three main business segments: Electrical Products, Electrical Systems and Services, and Hydraulics. The Electrical Products segment designs, manufactures, markets, and sells electrical components, such as circuit breakers, switches, and electrical protection and control devices. The Electrical Systems and Services segment offers electrical power distribution and assemblies, as well as engineering services and automation and control solutions. The Hydraulics segment provides products such as pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, and filtration products. Eaton has a global presence with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
