Senior Database Administrator

What you'll do

Database Operations & Reliability

• Administer and support production, non‑production, and DR databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Azure SQL, etc.).

• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and restore strategies meet business SLAs/RTO/RPO.

• Proactively monitor database health, capacity, and performance to prevent incidents.

• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for database‑related incidents and drive permanent fixes.

Performance & Optimization

• Tune SQL queries, indexing strategies, memory, and storage for optimal performance.

• Analyze workload patterns and recommend architectural improvements.

• Support database scalability for increasing transaction volumes and data growth.

• Drive database automation for provisioning, patching, monitoring, backups, and schema deployments.

Security & Compliance

• Implement and enforce database security controls, including encryption, access management, auditing, and vulnerability remediation.

• Ensure compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with Cyber Security teams on risk remediation and audits.

Cloud & Modernization

• Design and support cloud database solutions (Azure), including migration from on‑prem systems.

• Evaluate and implement PaaS vs IaaS database strategies.

• Support modernization initiatives such as database consolidation and cloud optimization.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Act as L3/L4 escalation for complex database issues.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Vendor DBAs and support teams.

• Review and approve database designs, changes, and release artifacts.

Documentation & Standards

• Maintain up‑to‑date documentation for database architecture, runbooks, and operational procedures.

• Assist with new DBMS technology evaluations and implementations.

• Define and enforce database engineering standards and patterns.

What you bring

• 8+ years of hands‑on experience as a Database Administrator in enterprise environments.

• Strong expertise in one or more RDBMS platforms:

  • Oracle / SQL Server / PostgreSQL / MySQL (or equivalent)

• Deep understanding of:

  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery

  • Backup and recovery strategies

  • Performance tuning and capacity planning

• Experience supporting mission‑critical production systems with 24x7 availability.

• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure).

• Strong scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash, etc.).

• Solid understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management).

Nice to Have / Preferred

• Experience in SRE or DevOps‑aligned environments

• Cloud certifications (Azure database or architecture certifications)

• Experience with Kubernetes‑native databases.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs

• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs

• Other perks to support your well-being

• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $64,000.00 and $106,000.00 per annum. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization

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This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations  

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.