Cloud Data Administrator

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Cloud Data Administrator

Reports to: Manager, IT Infrastructure & Operations

Position Term: Permanent, Full-time

Primary Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type: Remote

Job Purpose:

The Cloud Data Administrator is responsible for day-to-day database administration, production system support, database-related requests in an environment that includes multiple types of databases. This includes, but is not limited to, Snowflake, Microsoft SQL on Prem and Azure. Activities include installation and upgrading SQL Server software as well as monitoring, tuning, and reporting on the database environments. The Cloud Data Administrator participates in projects and information architecture development. The Cloud Data Administrator may also install and perform limited administration of packages that interact with SQL Server databases.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining, securing and optimizing performance of both cloud data platforms (such as Azure SQL, Snowflake) and on-premises SQL servers
• Monitor the health of the data platforms. Includes disk space management, memory optimization, indexing, security, and backups
• Familiar with tools used for data movement, or data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL), such as Azure Data Factory (ADF), TIBCO Scribe and Liquibase, and able to update data pipelines according to best practices
• Install, tune, maintain and upgrade Data Platform installations. This includes Snowflake, Azure SQL SaaS, Physical clustered environments, Always On Availability groups and single node.
• Investigating SSIS issues, and maintaining existing SSIS code.
• Provide documentation on the data platforms.
• Emergency support in the event of server crashes, deadlocks, and process blocking. Database recovery.
• Provide user support with query tuning and optimization.
• Support systems development by acting as subject matter expert in database usage and servers. Perform ad hoc code development, maintenance, and testing as required.
• Works with development teams to ensure that changes in databases are probably deployed through CI/CD pipelines
• Capable of analyzing data requirements and designing database solutions in order to support business objectives at the organizational level
• Research emerging database tools and technologies, and determine opportunities to utilize them at World Vision. Provide recommendations on what database tools, and structures should be used for solutions being developed.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree/diploma required, preferably in Information Technology
• Snowflake Administration - 5+ years experience
• SQL Server Administration - 5+ years experience
• Windows Server Administration is an asset.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience designing, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting SQL Server database environments. Familiar with TSQL and SSIS.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good problem-solving skills.
  
  

Why Consider Us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.
• We embody an Agile mindset here.
• We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account.
• We match pension contributions up to 6% and provide a top-up for pregnancy & parental leaves.
• We offer extra time off for restoration by closing for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year.
• We provide up to six weeks’ vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.
  
  

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

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Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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