Database Administrator

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products.

Pattison Food Group Ltd. consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ more than 30,000 team members.

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Database Administrator to join our IT team in Langley, BC.  

Reporting to the Manager, Database Admin, you will be responsible for the end-to-end administration of all on-premises and cloud-based databases, including their implementation, configuration, performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance to ensure high availability, security, and optimal performance.
You will be responsible for:

• Providing direct level 2 and 3 database support for development, QA, and production environments running on various versions of Oracle (19c, 23ai, RAC, Exadata), MS SQL Server (SQL 2008-2022), and MySQL.

• Providing all aspects of database support for Azure-based and in-house database infrastructure.

• Researching, recommending, and executing improvements to database environments to maximize efficiency, reliability, and performance.

• Performing database tuning and configuration to ensure optimum performance on all client databases.

• Planning and implementing database upgrades, maintenance fixes, and vendor-supplied patches.

• Using native and/or external tools, such as Oracle’s Enterprise Manager and SQL server Management Studio, to quickly pinpoint trouble spots and resolve performance issues.

• Designing and maintaining database backup and recovery strategies, including long-term retention strategy, redundancy plans, and backup encryption.

• Collaborating with other teams (Architecture, Development, Infrastructure) to develop database systems for new products or enhancements to existing systems.

• Sharing domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

• Providing expert level ETL and scripting to existing and new processes.

• Developing and maintaining server and database documentation.

You have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

• 3+ years of IT work experience using database technologies.

• Experience and knowledge of Oracle in an enterprise environment, Microsoft SQL Server, Transact-SQL and PL/SQL, as well as both Linux and Windows operating systems.

• An understanding of database structures, principles, and best practices.

• Analytical skills for troubleshooting incidents and performing root cause analysis.

• Working knowledge of database table partitioning techniques and processes.

• An understanding of database encryption technologies and best practices.

• Solid understanding of operating system, Active Directory, and Network technologies.

• Rigor in maintaining high code quality, database orchestration, and other engineering best practices.

• Knowledge of Spark, PostgreSQL, Hadoop, DataBricks, Azure, NoSQL, Snowflake, and Distributed systems is an asset

• Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification in Oracle database an asset.

You are:

• A strong written and verbal communicator.

• Analytical with strong problem-solving skills.

• Resilient and able to remain calm under pressure.

• Organized with strong time management skills.

What we offer:

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits, a company pension plan, free parking, exclusive team member offers, and opportunities for development and career progression.

If you’re looking to join a team that puts people first, you’re in the right place. Apply online today!

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Compensation Details:

The compensation offered for this position will take into consideration location, education, skills, experience and other factors.