Location: Toronto, ON
Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid 4 days per week onsite
- Position Type: Contract
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Contract Duration: 1 year (with potential for extension; conversion to permanent possible)
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Pay Rate: C$80.00 C$98.00 / Hour (CAD)
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Shift / Schedule: Monday to Friday core business hours; overtime could come up depending on business needs
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Travel Requirements: Not required
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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Platform Engineer responsible for the design, installation, automation, administration, performance tuning, security, and operational support of enterprise database platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.
The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical expert with extensive experience deploying and supporting Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, and Apache Cassandra. This role requires strong cloud infrastructure knowledge, DevOps experience, automation expertise, and the ability to build and maintain highly available, secure, and resilient database environments supporting mission-critical applications.
This is an engineering-focused role. The successful candidate will be expected to design, build, script, automate, and support database platforms throughout their lifecycle rather than perform only operational database administration activities.
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DevOps & Automation Responsibilities
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Develop automated installation and configuration scripts for SQL Server environments.
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Build Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to deploy and manage database infrastructure.
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Create standardized database deployment templates and automation frameworks.
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Develop CI/CD deployment pipelines for database releases and platform changes.
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Automate database provisioning, patching, upgrades, backups, health checks, monitoring, and disaster recovery validation.
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Maintain source-controlled deployment scripts and configuration repositories.
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Partner with Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and Application teams to deliver automated platform solutions.
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- Microsoft SQL Server installation, configuration, administration, upgrades, patching, and performance tuning.
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Experience building SQL Server environments from scratch across Development, QA, Production, and Disaster Recovery environments.
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SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, Replication, Backup, and Recovery.
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Microsoft Azure experience, including Azure Virtual Machines, Storage, Networking, Monitoring, Backup, and Disaster Recovery.
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Windows Server administration.
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PowerShell scripting and automation.
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Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack, or similar technologies.
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CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub, or Jenkins.
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Performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, and production support.
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Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise applications.
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Strong troubleshooting skills across SQL Server, Windows, networking, and infrastructure components.
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- MongoDB administration.
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Cassandra administration.
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Linux administration.
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Kubernetes.
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AWS.
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Databricks.
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Financial services experience.
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Any relevant certifications (e.g., Azure).
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- Undergraduate Degree or Technical Certificate required.
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- Senior-level experience: 8 to 10 years minimum of overall experience required.
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SQL/Database experience.
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Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
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401k Retirement Fund
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- Interview process: 2 interviews first interview virtual, second interview in person.
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This client is a leading financial services and banking institution headquartered in Toronto, ON, operating across Canada and internationally with a significant presence in North American markets. With a workforce of thousands of professionals spanning technology, risk, compliance, and operations, the organization supports a broad range of mission-critical banking functions at enterprise scale. Teams include solutions developers, release train strategists, and IT/technology specialists who collaborate in agile, fast-paced environments focused on long-term growth and digital transformation.
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GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Job Number: 26-09509 Industry: Software Engineering
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