Azure Database Administrator

At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.     

Your Opportunity

As an Azure Database Administrator on our Global Database Services team, this position will have a primarily technical focus. Under the general direction of Global Database Services Leadership, this role will plan and execute complex technical tasks as well as provide technical leadership and guidance to team members.

Your Key Responsibilities  

• Provide and influence architectural direction on the database best practices in Azure.
• Deploy, configure and maintain Azure SQL Databases and services.
• Monitor database growth and performance. 
• Problem management [i.e., problem identification, management, and resolution] 
• Maintain and implement database backup and disaster recovery in Azure.
• Automate deployment using Azure CLI, Terraform.
• Migrate workloads and SQL Server databases to Azure.
• Implement and manage Virtual Cloud Networks.
• Good understanding of security concepts and implementing best security practices.
• Support and enhance Stantec's High Availability Architecture and disaster recovery operations.
• Database Backup and Recovery.
• Planning, Testing, and Performing software upgrades.
• Assist with database loads and data conversion activities.
• Clone and support different application environments.
• Service requests resolution.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience working with SQL Server, Oracle, Azure SQL Databases or similar cloud platforms.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working as in Database Administrator supporting a Windows/LINUX/UNIX environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in a cloud environment.
• Proficient in writing code in Microsoft T-SQL, SQL, and PL/SQL.
• Experience creating and configuring resources using the Azure portal.
• Knowledge in Azure related to database backups, recovery, high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Sound understanding of hybrid cloud architecture.
• Experience in PowerShell, Azure CLI, Terraform, Ansible and Python programming to automate builds.
• Experience in using Foglight for managing environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; this position requires a high degree of involvement in leading meetings and regularly communicating with various stakeholders. 
• Please note that this position will require after-hours. 
• We are looking for team players who can work in a very dynamic and challenging environment.
• The Microsoft Certified Azure Database Administrator certification will be a valuable asset.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM or related experience.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.