Senior IT Build Analyst - Database Engineering – DBA

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

We are looking for someone with diverse skills and background with RDBMS and NoSQL technologies, to carry out a broad range of operational, engineering service, and support assignments. You'll join others in environment management, maintenance, monitoring, performance, incident management, as well as production support activities. There's meaningful work at every turn! Though it is a very operational type role, we all wear engineering hats to better and broaden our presence and skills to better serve TD Securities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Well-rounded DBA with a full set of operational responsibilities for database administration, security and compliance, backup & recovery, and maintenance.
• Mentor DBA's, manage workloads and prioritize tasks.
• Facilitate team standups and technology knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Lead database-related components of med to large projects.
• Communication of risks, timelines, and status to management.
• Assist in the creation, and maintenance of a roadmap for database development, operations, and engineering.
• Assist in the creation, maintenance of system, process, standards documentation.
• Utilize RDBMS and NoSql subject matter expertise to design or re-use, configure, and implement database solutions/processes that maximize system availability, efficiency, effectiveness, integrity, security, recoverability, and supportability, all while minimizing costs.
• Job may contain after-hours support for project-related work as well as scheduled changes.

EXPERIENCE

Must Haves (Key Skills):

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in building and administering Oracle/Oracle RAC environments (12c, 19c) or:
• Minimum 5 years' experience in building and administering SQL Server environments (2012, 2016, 2019)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a NoSQL Database Administrator.
• In-depth knowledge of NoSQL database design, operation, and implementation best practices.
• Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL and NoSQL queries.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Identifying and providing resolution for shortcomings or issues identified to include design, implementation, security, performance, or architecture.
• Significant working knowledge of distributed database deployment, monitoring, and management.
• Working with development teams in an Agile scrum environment.
• Backup and Disaster recovery expertise for Cloud-Based MongoDB deployments.
• Working knowledge of Cloud Computing and Azure/VMWare Technologies, OCAC, GCP
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Database centric solutions to deliver High Availability and Disaster Recovery. Awareness of non-Database centric capabilities (HACMP, VCS, TrueCopy)
• Working knowledge with storage subsystems
• Clear understanding of ITIL/Scrum framework
• 5 yrs Project-based work as well as lead and operational support-related experience
• 5 yrs management of 100+ servers
• Must be able to effectively represent DBA team on escalated incident management calls from operations and Sr. Management review.
• Understanding of TD Methodology of designing, building, deploying and operating Unix/Linux, Windows server solutions that involve best practices and are consistent with project objectives and client requirements.
• Provide management escalation for support calls including on-call after hours support.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude while working with high demands and tight deadlines.
• Demonstrates experience involving strong communications skills (written and verbal), proven ability to effectively interact with individuals across business units and at various levels within the Bank (technical, business, including Management).
• Highly organized and possessing strong analytical skills.
• Open-minded and highly adaptable with ability to work in a fast-paced demanding environment.
• Must be team-oriented with ability to work well with multiple teams in a cross-functional setup.
• Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and urgency to deliver projects/tasks in a timely fashion.

Skills

• Oracle Advanced
• SQL Server Advanced
• MongoDB Advanced
• SQL and NoSQL Query Optimization Advanced
• Windows Office 365 Toolset Expert
• Problem-Solving Expert
• Team Collaboration Expert
• NoSQL Database Design Best Practices Advanced
• Data Backup and Restoration Advanced
• Performance Tuning/Monitoring Advanced

• Automation Tools (e.g., Ansible) Advanced
• Linux/Unix Systems/Windows Advanced

EDUCATION

• College / University with emphasis on computer science and business or equivalent work experience.
• IT Industry accreditations not required, but will be considered along with experience
• Financial Services IT experience
• Broad experience with IP networking concepts - routers, firewalls, etc
• Teamwork - strong relationships with developers and business analysts, architecture & operations
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• Effective time management skills and ability to work under deadlines and operational pressure

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!

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