Senior Database Administrator (Senior DBA) – Database & Cognos Administration (Fintech)

Location: Greater Sudbury, Canada

Company

hirify.global develops technology and services that support payments, banking, and investment operations.

What you will do

• Administer, monitor, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL environments.
• Design database installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, and migration strategies.
• Maintain availability, scalability, performance, backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Manage database security, access controls, encryption, auditing, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Administer IBM Cognos Analytics, including configuration, upgrades, security, performance, report deployment, scheduling, and distribution.
• Lead incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis, modernization initiatives, automation, and technical guidance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive experience administering enterprise databases in complex production environments.
• Strong Microsoft SQL Server administration and performance optimization skills.
• Experience supporting IBM Cognos Analytics environments.
• Advanced knowledge of query optimization, capacity planning, high availability, clustering, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Proficiency in PowerShell, SQL scripting, automation, troubleshooting, database security, and compliance.

Nice to have

• Experience with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, containers, and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience with data warehousing, data integration, ETL, enterprise reporting, and business intelligence platforms.
• Relevant database, cloud, or IBM Cognos certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech.
• Personal and professional learning opportunities.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment.
• Resources to support community involvement.
• Competitive salary and benefits.