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Long View Systems

Managed IT services and cloud solutions

Senior Database Infrastructure Consultant

Full-TimePosted on 10/16/2026
CA$80.5k - CA$105.6k/yr
Senior
Calgary, AB, Canada
In Person
DevOps & InfrastructureDatabase Administration

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 5 years of experience managing database infrastructure in an enterprise environment.
  • Intermediate understanding of database technologies, including Microsoft SQL, SQL clustering (AAG), SQL services (SSAS and SSRS), Oracle, Oracle RAC, Oracle Data Guard, SQL PaaS, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, CosmosDB, and MySQL.
  • Experience working with Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Amazon Web Services.
  • Experience working with Windows, Linux, and Unix.
  • Experience with backup and recovery technologies such as Veeam and Cohesity.
  • Intermediate working knowledge of database best practices, tuning, standards, and recovery.
Responsibilities
  • Provision, administer, monitor, and optimize enterprise database platforms across client environments.
  • Provide operational support for database infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
  • Lead and support onboarding new clients, including database architecture review, configuration, and implementation.
  • Perform health checks, best-practice assessments, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis of database issues.
  • Identify service-improvement opportunities and provide recommendations to clients and stakeholders.
  • Serve as a technical resource for database monitoring, maintenance, incident resolution, and ongoing support.
  • Manage and prioritize team ticket queues, ensuring SLA compliance, quality updates, and timely resolution.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and clients to troubleshoot complex issues and implement solutions.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and infrastructure records.
  • Support database lifecycle activities, including capacity planning, installations, patching, upgrades, migrations, and configuration management across physical, virtual, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service environments.
  • Contribute to security, change management, and operational best practices to protect and enhance client environments.
  • Participate in client meetings, team initiatives, and an on-call rotation, and provide support for broader infrastructure projects as required.
Desired Qualifications
  • ITIL Foundations Certification.
  • Experience with Goldengate.
  • Experience with HANA.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, CosmoDB, or MySQL.

About the company

Long View provides IT services and managed IT solutions across North America, focusing on long-term client partnerships. Its offerings include Modern Workplace (Microsoft 365 and device management), Data & Dynamics (data modernization and Microsoft Dynamics 365), OneCloud (hybrid cloud), NextNet (networking), Digital Defense (cybersecurity), and Licensing & Procurement. It differentiates itself through lasting relationships, partnerships with Microsoft, Cisco, and HPE, and recognition like Best Managed Companies, Microsoft Partner of the Year, and Azure Expert MSP. Its goal is to help clients digitally transform and run IT as an orchestrated, ongoing service rather than a collection of projects.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Calgary, Canada

Founded

1999

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What believers are saying

  • Long View won Cisco Canada Network Experience Partner of the Year on November 4, 2025.
  • Microsoft Project Online retires September 30, 2026, driving migration and consulting demand.
  • Microsoft licensing changes in 2026 create recurring demand for Long View’s procurement guidance.

What critics are saying

  • ALN Medical data-incident litigation against Long View stays active in 2026.
  • Microsoft bundled Security Copilot into M365 E5 on November 18, 2025, compressing advisory margins.
  • Chip and RAM shortages on February 25, 2026 raised customer costs and delayed refresh projects.

What makes Long View Systems unique

  • Long View held Azure Expert MSP status and Microsoft Canadian Partner of the Year in 2026.
  • It sells licensing, cloud, security, and managed services through one Microsoft-heavy operating model.
  • Its 2026 Microsoft licensing briefs show unusually deep SKU-level advisory capability.

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Benefits

  • Professional Development Budget
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan

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