AppOps, DBA

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Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives. Founded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry‑leading fraud protection. As the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions.

Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.

Reporting to the Leader, Debit, T&O, this Database Administrator (DBA) role will design, implement, manage, and optimize database solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in database management systems (Oracle, RDS, Dynamo

DB, Redshift, etc.), a focus on performance, scalability, and security, and hands‑on experience in supporting mission‑critical applications.

• Design, deploy, and maintain database solutions such as RDS (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server), Dynamo
  
  DB, Aurora, and Redshift.
• Optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing, and schema design for high‑volume, high‑transaction systems.
• Implement and manage database backup, recovery, archival, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Monitor and maintain database availability, health, and performance using tools such as OEM and other monitoring applications.
• Design databases that are scalable and maintainable while retaining consistency across environments.
• Develop reusable automation scripts and templates to standardize operational processes, reduce manual intervention, and accelerate delivery.
• Design, develop, and implement data archival and retention policies.
• Ensure database security by implementing IAM policies, encryption (KMS), and auditing for compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborate with development and Dev Ops teams to integrate database services into CI/CD pipelines and application architectures.
• Contribute to inner‑source practices by creating and maintaining a centralized repository of database management scripts, configurations, and automation frameworks accessible across teams.
• Build reusable database monitoring, alerting, and self‑healing modules to support operational scalability.
• Troubleshoot database‑related issues, including performance bottlenecks, connection pooling, and query optimizations.
• Stay updated with cloud‑based and on‑prem database offerings, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve solutions.
• Provide on‑call support in rotation to maintain database and infrastructure availability.

• 5–8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator, with at least 3 years working with cloud and on‑prem database services.
• Expertise in relational databases such as Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and SQL Server, and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Hands‑on experience in database performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization across multiple environments.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle and AWS services.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for database automation and maintenance.
• Experience with Oracle DB support, build, design, and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, or AWS CDK.
• Familiarity with database security, encryption, and auditing best practices in a cloud environment.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating databases into automated workflows.
• Experience with inner‑source collaboration tools like Git Hub or Git Lab to contribute to shared repositories and enable cross‑team usage of database automation scripts.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills with a collaborative approach.
• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full‑time capacity.
• Nice‑to‑haves:
  Oracle Certifications, AWS Certifications, data warehousing and analytics platform experience, ETL processes and tools, containerization and orchestration…