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Document findings, decisions, and repeatable resolution procedures.\nSupport application queries, stored procedures, integrations, reporting workloads, and data movement, including performance tuning and troubleshooting across Oracle and SQL Server components.\nPrepare implementation plans, change records, rollback approaches, outage estimates, and post-change evidence for controlled releases and maintenance windows.\nProvide database support during planned releases and, when required, outside normal working hours. Participate in the program's on-call support arrangements.\nCoordinate with vendors and technical support organizations by providing diagnostic information and assessing recommendations for applicability within a controlled defence environment.\nMaintain accurate architecture, build, configuration, credential-location, lifecycle, and support documentation in approved repositories.\nCollaborate with team members to provide coverage, peer review, cross-training, and a consistent operating approach across database platforms and environments.\nContribute database expertise to security, service-account, certificate, audit, and compliance-related changes while respecting information-handling and Controlled Goods requirements.\nParticipate in technical planning related to platform lifecycle, licensing, obsolescence, and future application transitions.\nWork primarily from Halifax, Nova Scotia, with regular access to the Halifax office and secure customer environments as required.\nWork outside normal business hours occasionally to support production releases, maintenance windows, and urgent operational requirements.\nTravel occasionally to customer or partner locations as required.\nHandle sensitive technical information in accordance with applicable program security, export-control, and information-management requirements.\nMinimum Qualifications\nUniversity degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.\nPractical experience administering relational databases in enterprise environments.\nStrong experience with either Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server, with the aptitude and willingness to develop capability on the other platform.\nDemonstrated SQL skills and experience troubleshooting database availability, performance, capacity, connectivity, or data-quality issues.\nExperience with database installation, patching, backup and recovery, migrations, monitoring, and performance tuning.\nExperience working within formal change, release, incident, and problem-management processes.\nAbility to understand applications from both technical and operational perspectives and collaborate effectively with application developers, infrastructure specialists, testers, and business users.\nStrong analytical judgment and attention to detail, with the ability to work methodically during outages and time-sensitive maintenance activities.\nClear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare implementation plans, support notes, and durable technical documentation.\nAbility to contribute effectively to peer review, knowledge transfer, and shared operational ownership.\nEligibility to work in Canada.\nAbility to obtain and maintain the security and Controlled Goods clearances required for the assignment.\nAbility to work outside normal business hours occasionally for production releases, maintenance windows, and urgent operational support, including participation in on-call arrangements as required.\nAbility to travel occasionally to customer or partner locations.\nAbility to work from Halifax, Nova Scotia, with regular access to the Halifax office and secure customer environments as required.\nPreferred Qualifications\nHands-on experience with Oracle Database 19c or later, including Enterprise Manager, multitenant architecture, patching, and performance diagnostics.\nExperience with Microsoft SQL Server 2019 or later, including SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), clustering or standalone migrations, SQL Server Agent, SSIS, SSRS, or SQL Server Express.\nExperience supporting databases for IFS Maintenix, IFS Cloud for Aviation Maintenance, or another complex commercial enterprise application.\nExperience supporting secure, disconnected, on-premises, or deployed environments where cloud services or direct vendor access may be constrained.\nExperience with Windows Server, virtualization, scripting or automation, certificates, service accounts, Kerberos, and Active Directory integration.\nFamiliarity with JIRA or similar work-management tools and experience producing evidence for technical reviews, audits, or customer change-control boards.\nExperience supporting defence, aerospace, aviation maintenance, or other highly regulated operational systems.\nBenefits\nWe’ve designed flexible policies to promote well-being and growth, based on role-specific eligibility and requirements:\nFlexible Group Benefits\nPension plan\nEmployee stock purchase plan\nComprehensive health and wellness programs\nSupportive team and collaborative corporate culture\nAbout CAE\nAt CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.\nPosition Type\nRegularEqual Opportunity & Accommodations\nCAE is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants, regardless of race, nationality, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by law. We encourage applicants who may not meet every qualification to apply. Reasonable accommodations are available-contact your recruiter or email  if needed.\nData Privacy\nPrivacy Statement | CAE\nAs part of our process, we may use AI-supported tools to help review applications, with human decision-making at every step. CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. 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