About the job
This senior DBA looks after CNL's database environments, mainly Microsoft SQL Server and Azure, supporting engineering, business, scientific and enterprise systems at Chalk River Laboratories. You install, tune, secure and back up databases and make sure new deployments follow change and QA processes.
The role is hybrid, mixing remote work with time on site. The schedule is 37.5 hours a week over five 7.5-hour days. You need to qualify for Level 2 (Secret) clearance, which requires 7 years of verifiable history in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia or New Zealand.
What you’ll do
- Install database servers, patches and upgrades
- Handle backups, recovery, refreshes and data fixes
- Monitor databases for performance, space and security issues
- Provide first and second level database support and close incident tickets
- Review change requests and confirm deployments are properly licensed
- Advise projects on sizing, design and capacity planning
- Help developers tune code to lighten database load
What we’re looking for
- Post-secondary education in database administration, software development or computer science
- Experience building, deploying and troubleshooting databases
- Hands-on management of SQL Server 2012 to 2022 or Azure SQL
- Experience with Azure data services, storage and backup
- Support of data warehousing, Power BI and reporting platforms
- Strong grasp of tuning, audit and backup principles
- Eligible for Level 2 (Secret) security clearance
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work arrangement
- Hybrid
- Where
- 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Chalk River
- Kind of work
- Professional & technical
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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