Senior Database Engineer @ Autotrader.ca

TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform’s suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync’s diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Collateral Management is a national, end-to-end, managed technology solution that offers industry insight and multi-channel collection strategies to maximize funds recovered. Collateral Management helps you remain compliant in all jurisdictions, alleviating your exposure to reputational and financial risks. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more..

The Senior Database Engineer role is responsible for the maintenance and system optimization of database management systems that are hosted in AWS and Azure cloud providers. This role will work with Development Engineers to support code deployments, provide recommendations to optimize the database system, implement recommendations, participate in a Change Advisory Board (CAB), provide 1stlevel support, participate in an on-call schedule, participate in incidents and incident reviews to determine root cause.

This individual will be part of a highly productive and successful team. Have a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, task management, and excellent communication skills.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Intake (requests and projects) - 80%

- Track, and fulfill all incoming requests and projects

- Work with business and other technical areas to get clarity on requests and translate to a technical solution.

- Create, update and close Kanban tickets.

- Ensure all stakeholders are communicated to the status of the requests and projects.

Incident Management - 15%

- Work with the Incident Management Team and other technical teams

- Participate in incident calls, provide support and updates as needed.

- Provide remediation steps to mitigate future incidents

- Engage vendors (e.g. Microsoft, Oracle, AWS, Azure) when needed.

- Participate in post incident review discussions (problem analysis, resolution and mitigation of future events).

On-call - 5%

- Participate in on-call rotation

- Respond to automated alerts.

- Bring in other technical teams as needed, based on issue.

- Respond to calls from other technical resources that need assistance.

Job Requirements:

Education, Experience andTechnical skills

- Post-secondary education in related field and/or 10+ years relevant work experience

- Min. 5years’ experience in a senior role

- Experience in cloud provided infrastructure (AWS, Azure)

- Experience and in-depth knowledge in popular database systems; Microsoft SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL.

- Strong understanding of database architecture, design and performance tuning.

- Experience with database backup and recovery, security, and high availability solutions.

Required Soft Skills and Competencies

- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

- Decision making

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

#INDHP

What’s in it for you…

-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.

Fitness and wellness

-We provide discounts to nation-wide gyms, onsite gyms (when we’re in the office), an Employee and Family Assistance Program, as well as a virtual wellness program.

Benefits from Day 1

-Gym discounts

-Local in-office free gyms

-Employee and Family Assistance program

-Weekly virtual wellness events

-Conferences & training budget

-Regular internal training programs

Financial planning

-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.

Competitive salary

-Annual bonus structure

-3% CPP matching

Senior Database Engineer

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