MS SQL Database Administrator

Location: Toronto, ON

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — in office every Tuesday

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (with possibility for extension or conversion to FTE, depending on budget and performance)
• Pay Rate: C$65.00–C$75.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; some flexibility with work hours; 37.5 hours/week. Overtime may be required; weekends may be required (rotating on-call standby — one person per week)

This is a Database Administrator role supporting a large team of 20 DBAs, subdivided into two sub-teams that provide database support across various lines of business, including Capital Markets, PBBT, and Retail Banking. The team performs complex troubleshooting, code deployment, and BAU (Business as Usual) activities, and serves as the last line of defense for anything DBA-related across the organization. The contractor will provide database support related to Oracle build, migration, performance tuning, and incident resolutions. The candidate will work closely with Solution Design, DB Engineering, Information Security teams, and external vendors. This is a highly independent role where strong initiative is essential, and the team is known for its close-knit culture, strong leadership, mentorship opportunities, and core values of teamwork, trust, and accountability.

• Take ownership of and lead technical resolutions for production incidents
• Communicate clearly complex technical issues to stakeholders and Lines of Business partners
• Comply with standards for change control and overall database security policies
• Analyze recurring incidents and identify service improvements where possible
• Provide on-call rotational/pager support where required
• Participate in Incidents and Changes as part of BAU Operational activities
• Participate in Scheduled Disaster Recovery or SCM activities
• Participate in post-mortems and RCAs (Root Cause Analysis) of critical incidents
• Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases
• Optimize database performance, including indexing, query tuning, and resource management
• Ensure database security by implementing best practices for user access control, encryption, and auditing
• Implement native security features in Oracle (TDE, Data Redaction, Database Vault) and SQL Server (TDE, Always Encrypted)
• Support RAC, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies
• Automate database monitoring and maintenance tasks

• 5-7 years of experience in Azure Cloud database (Focus on MSSQL)
• Experience with PostgreSQL - 2 years
• Setup/Installation and configuration of DB products
• Experience in Tuning, Query Optimization, Monitoring and Troubleshooting database issues
• Cloud migration experience
• Exhibit knowledge of DB backup restore and recovery

• ServiceNow Ticketing System
• SolarWind Performance Tool
• Azure Certification
• FI experience

• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results and provide good customer experience
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Good integrity

• Interview process: maximum 2 rounds of technical interviews with hiring manager and team members; first round via MS Teams, second round in person on a Tuesday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

This client is a large, full-service multinational financial institution offering a comprehensive range of banking, wealth management, and capital markets products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients across its home market and internationally, with significant commercial and investment banking presence in the United States and other global markets. The organization employs thousands of professionals across roles in database engineering, capital markets, retail banking, information security, and technology, and has made meaningful commitments to inclusion, diversity, and structured career development. It offers stability, a well-developed training framework, competitive compensation, and genuine opportunities for growth — particularly for professionals entering or advancing within financial services.

GTT is an NMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. GTT is a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, an Alaska-based company and one of the largest Alaska Native-owned corporations. An Inc. 5000 honoree and one of SIA's Best Staffing Firms to Work For, GTT connects professionals with Fortune 500 organizations across IT, engineering, construction, utilities, life sciences, financial services, and healthcare throughout the U.S. and Canada. We're committed to diverse, inclusive workplaces and to placing people in roles where they can do their best work.

Job Number: 26-11759 Industry: Software Engineering

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