RQ11159 - Database Administrator - Senior

Flexstaf IT • toronto, on • Posted June 18, 2026

About the Role

Responsibilities & Requirements

  • 7–10+ years of experience in Database Administration, including design, implementation, operations, and optimization of enterprise‑scale database systems.
  • Proven expertise administering cloud database platforms, with a strong focus on Azure PaaS and IaaS database services.
  • Experience managing cloud data services for project delivery, including storage, repositories, virtual machines, disks, key vaults, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Data Lakehouse platforms.
  • Expertise in Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.
  • Advanced performance tuning and troubleshooting, including:
    • Query optimization and indexing strategies
    • Azure SQL Query Store analysis
    • Intelligent Performance & automatic tuning features
    • Review of wait statistics and IO analysis
    • TempDB optimization
    • Understanding and mitigating Azure throt...