Database AdministratorWe are looking for a skilled
Database Administrator (DBA) to join our Database Administration team. In this role, you will be the primary steward of our Pension Administration databases - ensuring their reliability, performance, and security. You will support batch job execution, system integrations, report generation, database tuning, monitoring, and the automation of manual database activities.
This is a hands-on technical role with significant impact. You'll work closely with product and business teams to keep mission-critical pension systems running smoothly - including participation in after-hours releases and incident response.
You will be responsible for: - Develop and test shell and SQL scripts to automate database operations and reduce manual effort
- Create, install, configure, backup, recover, upgrade, migrate, and patch Oracle and PostgreSQL databases
- Upgrade and maintain IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) environments
- Provide ad-hoc support to business teams for script execution, IWS job management, and other database activities
- This role requires participation in scheduled after-hours and weekend activities, including production releases, system upgrades, and patching.
- Respond to alerts and actively participate in incident resolution
- Share knowledge and support team members in adopting new technologies
- Collaborate with product teams to deliver effective, sustainable database solutions
Required Skills & Experience- University degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
- Strong understanding of database management systems and related technologies
- Experience with Oracle database administration (installation, configuration, backup/recovery, patching)
- Proficiency with Linux/Unix environments
- Knowledge of database security and access control best practices
- Familiarity with IBM Workload Scheduler (IWS) or similar job scheduling tools
- Availability to support critical production issues outside regular business hours may be required.
- Experience with maintaining databases on cloud platforms (GCP and Azure preferred)
- Scripting experience (Shell, SQL, PL/SQL)
Preferred Skills & Experience- Experience in financial services, pensions, or regulated industries
- Experience with database performance tuning and monitoring
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The expected salary range for this position is $72,000.00 - $108,000.00 per year.
You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans - details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.
