Senior SQL Server Database Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team.

Broadridge is hiring! We’re seeking a Senior SQL Server Database Engineer to join our stellar team! You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing scalable and high-performance databases across the organization. This position focuses on ensuring the availability, integrity, security, and performance of databases while continuously improving the data infrastructure to meet evolving business needs. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and offers a hybrid work model, requiring in-office presence twice a week.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable, and performant databases to support diverse business applications, ensuring data integrity, security, and availability.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather database requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Provide mentorship for DBA Operators.

• Participate in an on-call rotation schedule to ensure 24/7 availability and response to critical incidents.

• Design and roll-out effective database security, protection, and integrity controls to the Database Administrators.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in database administration and DevOps technologies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement CI/CD pipelines for database changes and version control processes.

• Automate routine database administration tasks and create scripts to streamline processes and improve efficiency.

• Troubleshoot and consult with project teams for resolution on complex technical issues or business situations and make recommendations to improve or enhance existing architectural direction for future system offerings.

• Plan, architect, and design cost database capacity and trending solutions with the DB Licensing & Cost team.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience (6+ years) in database engineering, administration, and management.

• Proficiency in database architecture, design, implementation, and optimization.

• Strong understanding of relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Greenplum, or DB2 and related technologies.

• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (Marklogic, MongoDB, Couchbase, Cassandra, and Redis) is a plus.

• Expertise in implementing and managing database infrastructure in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Experience with CI/CD methodologies and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Ansible, Chef, Terraform, GitLab).

• Experience in Data pipelines, ETL, ELT.

Recruitment Process  

Throughout your application process, you may be asked to contact us virtually or in-person. Our recruiters will explain how hybrid interviews will be held throughout the recruitment process, and they will be able to answer any questions you might have.   

Compensation

Salary Range: CAD $90,000 – $120,000. Compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location

AI Disclosure 

No AI or automated tools are used in the screening or assessment of applicants for this role.  

Vacancy Disclosure 

This posting is for an existing and currently open position within Broadridge.  

Background Check Process  

Broadridge requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks: 

• Employment verification 

• Education verification 

• Credit inquiry 

• Canadian criminal record check 

Workplace Flexibility  

We are committed to supporting flexible work arrangements, investing in technology or other resources to enable you to work from home effectively, wherever possible. At this time this is a hybrid role, and therefore you should have a basic home office set up, high-speed internet, and the ability to work without distractions during core business hours. 

 Accessibility & Accommodation  

Broadridge is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace ensuring that equal employment opportunities are provided to all individuals, regardless of race, colour, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, age, disability, religious affiliation, or national origin or citizenship. If you require any accommodation during the recruitment process, please notify our recruitment team. 

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We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment and are committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company—and ultimately a community—that recognizes and celebrates everyone’s unique perspective. 

Use of AI in Hiring 

As part of the recruiting process, Broadridge may use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools, to help review and evaluate applications. These tools are used only to support our recruiters and hiring managers, and all employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws. Please note that honesty and transparency are critical to our hiring process. Any attempt to falsify, misrepresent, or disguise information in an application, resume, assessment, or interview will result in disqualification from consideration.