Cloud Database Administrator (DBA)

Thales offers global cloud-based authentication services for high-profile customers with the most versatile and highest security practices implemented. We provide identity and access management services to thousands of customers worldwide. To be able to cope with the continuous customer growth current and future challenges and business needs Thales has decided to hire a talented Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) based in Ottawa Canada who will take responsibility of our IAM Cloud Database Services in order to support this complex state-of-the-art solution. This role will provide you with the opportunity to learn the latest IT solutions and security concepts within a like minded supportive talented team.

Work schedule: Usual Core Business Hours Mon-Friday taking part in the IAM CLOUD DEVOPS on-call rotation using follow-the-Sun schedule.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Support and troubleshoot all applications to ensure our cloud services is optimized for performance and reliability.

• Analyze product requirements and identify the best database solution technology and tool.

• Ensure database consistency of the projects by resolving any constraints.

• Develop a database installation and upgrade script which is part of CI/CD.

• Provide workload estimation of customization features and component-level.

• Forecast inform risk/concern on task team or project level and propose mitigation plans.

• Provide technical solutions support and perform several activities for a new or customized database of products/components used in the project which includes but is not limited to database design installation upgrade migration backup recovery failover HA hardening monitoring etc.

• Review other DevOps code as necessary.

• Orchestrate and optimize the database activities of several databases schemas and components in one project or solution.

• Manage system/network configuration and monitoring.

• Strategize and plan for data migration and develop a data migration script if required by the project.

• Support investigate and propose solutions/workarounds for production issues related to the database.

• Provide documentation as appropriate including design documentation comments in code and end-user documentation

• Consult with other technical team members and management on industry best practices.

• Maintain and enhance internal tools

• Provide input to improve the scalability and reliability of infrastructure to our Automation Architects

• Deploy and assist with the maintenance of automation technologies

• Participate in the on-call schedule & Provide L2/L3 Support to our Services desk and R&D teams

• Document all build and run procedures when implementing new automation technologies.

• Socialize designs with team and integrate suggestions and changes as appropriate.

• 8 years experience in deploying and supporting web-based applications with relational and NoSQL databases.

• 8 years experience in Cloud Native database technologies including RDS Aurora CloudSQL Cloud Spanner MongoDB etc.

• 8 years experience in deploying and supporting different flavors of Cloud databases including MSSQL MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB Elastic Cloud etc.

• 8 years of experience with orchestration and automation tools (Helmcharts Ansible Terraforms Yaml Python Json)

• 8 years experience in SQL programming/scripting bash scripting etc.

• Experience in configuring and maintaining different database replication methodologies.

• Good Hands-On Understanding of AI concepts and usage of AI in daily operations to speed up the work and productivity

• Strong interest in performance and security. Involvement in application server deployment including System setup monitoring and Network configuration

• Understanding of operational concepts like change management on-call rotations escalations uptime etc

• Experience in managing production systems on a very large scale.

• Experience with security-relevant protocols

• Deep understanding of one of the major OS families (Linux or Windows)

• Adhere to security best practices from design to implementation and operations

• Experience with PaaS technologies (K8s OpenShift etc.)

• Experience with building pipelines for Infrastructure as a code using Terraform

• Ability to work in an extremely geographically distributed company

• Computer or Electronic Science Engineer/ Bachelor degree or higher
  

Professional Knowledge

• Crisis management

• Risk management

• Project management

• Incident Problem Management

• Availability & Business Continuity Management

• SLA management

• Oral presentation

• Documentation/Mail writing
  

Processes

• ITIL/COBIT

• Quality Assurance process (Best practices)
  

Tools

• Jira

• Confluence

• Slack Office apps

• DataDog
  

Language

• Operational English

Interpersonal skills

• Consistency/Exactitude

• Accountability

• Communication ability

• Result-oriented

• Working under pressure

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.

• Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

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The reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target is between Total Target Cash (TTC) 114400 143000 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including but not limited to the employees career path history competencies skills and performance as well as the companys annual salary budget the customers program requirements and the companys internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants status protected by local state or federal law.

We use artificial intelligenceenabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery résumé matching and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions including candidate evaluation selection and disposition are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents including the following:

Company paid Extended Health Dental HSA Life AD&D Short-term Disability Cancer Care Program travel insurance Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP DCPP TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP with no vesting period.

Company paid holidays vacation days and paid sick leave.

Voluntary Life AD&D Critical Illness Long-Term Disability.

Employee Discounts on home auto and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.