Work Location:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Hours:37.5
Line of Business:Technology Solutions
Pay Details:$81,600 - $115,200 CAD
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Job Description:The Senior Mongo Database Administrator is responsible for operational support, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise database platforms including Microsoft SQL Server and MongoDB. This role focuses on reliable production operations, incident resolution, and continuous improvement while working independently on complex systems.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES- Administer and support enterprise SQL Server and MongoDB environments across distributed infrastructure
- Perform day-to-day operational support including monitoring, patching, performance tuning, and capacity management
- Actively participate in incident, problem, and change management processes
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventative solutions
- Support high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions (AGs, clustering, replica sets, sharding)
- Execute and validate backup and recovery processes for both platforms
- Utilize MongoDB Ops Manager for monitoring, patching, automation, and operational visibility
- Develop and maintain automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Bash, T-SQL, Mongo Shell)
- Monitor system health using metrics, logs, and observability tools
- Collaborate with Engineering and stakeholders to improve stability and performance
- Support infrastructure deployments and environment builds (on-prem and cloud)
- Ensure adherence to security, audit, and compliance requirements
Technical Responsibilities SQL Server: backups, indexing, query tuning, clustering
MongoDB: replica sets, sharding, backups, performance tuning
- Perform performance analysis and tuning across both platforms
- Troubleshoot cross-layer issues (OS, network, storage, database)
- Support cloud environments (Azure / MongoDB Atlas)
- Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION- 5+ years of DBA experience (SQL Server and/or MongoDB)
- Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
- Hands-on experience with:
- SQL Server administration and T-SQL
- MongoDB operations including replica sets and backup/recovery
- MongoDB Ops Manager (monitoring, automation)
- Database security and access control
- Windows and Unix/Linux platforms
- Working knowledge of incident, change, and problem management (ITIL)
- Ability to work independently on moderately to highly complex systems
Behavioral Competencies - Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Effective communication with technical teams and stakeholders
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Team-oriented with ability to mentor junior staff (emerging capability)
Our Total Rewards PackageOur Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more
Additional Information:We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Colleague Development If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.
If you're passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.
We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.
Training & OnboardingWe will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview Process We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.
Accommodation Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Language Requirement (Quebec only):Sans Objet
