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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.\nAs 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.\nJob Description:\nThe Oracle/PostgreSQL Database Administrator is responsible for the administration, reliability, security, recoverability, and performance of mission-critical database platforms supporting enterprise applications and services. This role operates within the Technology Operations team with primary accountability for Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, Database Security, Compliance, and Operational Excellence.\nThe successful candidate will possess strong expertise in Oracle and PostgreSQL database technologies, including high availability, backup and recovery, replication, performance tuning, automation, patch management, audit readiness, and security controls. The role requires a proactive problem solver who can lead complex incident resolution, conduct root cause analysis, drive automation initiatives, and continuously improve database reliability and operational efficiency across enterprise environments.\nKEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:\nDatabase Administration & Operations\nAdminister, monitor, maintain, and support Oracle and PostgreSQL databases across production, non-production, cloud, and on-premises environments.\nEnsure high availability, performance, recoverability, security, and operational stability of database platforms.\nPerform database installation, configuration, upgrades, migrations, cloning, provisioning, decommissioning, and lifecycle management activities.\nManage database storage, schemas, users, privileges, data integrity, and capacity planning.\nSupport highly available and mission-critical database environments with strict uptime and recoverability requirements.\nIncident Management\nLead technical diagnosis and resolution of database-related incidents and service disruptions.\nAct as a senior escalation point for Severity 1, Severity 2, and high-impact production incidents.\nRestore service quickly while minimizing business impact and operational risk.\nCollaborate with application, infrastructure, network, security, and vendor support teams during incident management activities.\nParticipate in 24x7 on-call support rotations and provide timely incident response.\nProblem Management\nConduct detailed root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring and high-severity incidents.\nIdentify underlying systemic issues and implement permanent corrective actions.\nDevelop preventative measures to improve platform stability and reliability.\nCreate and maintain troubleshooting guides, runbooks, knowledge articles, and operational procedures.\nDrive continuous service improvement initiatives focused on reducing operational risk and increasing resiliency.\nChange Management\nPlan, assess, implement, and validate database-related changes in accordance with enterprise change management processes.\nPerform risk assessments, impact analyses, implementation planning, validation testing, and rollback planning.\nSupport infrastructure upgrades, database upgrades, cloud migrations, platform refreshes, and technology modernization initiatives.\nEnsure all changes meet operational readiness, security, and compliance requirements before implementation.\nDatabase Patching & Lifecycle Management\nPlan and execute Oracle and PostgreSQL database patching activities, including Release Updates (RU), Release Update Revisions (RUR), Critical Patch Updates (CPU), security patches, and version upgrades.\nMaintain database platform currency and compliance with enterprise vulnerability management standards.\nValidate patch deployments through testing, monitoring, and post-implementation verification.\nDevelop automation and standardized procedures for patch deployment and validation activities.\nSupport platform modernization and end-of-life remediation initiatives.\nPerformance Monitoring & Tuning\nMonitor and optimize database performance, availability, utilization, and capacity.\nAnalyze SQL execution plans and optimize queries, indexes, partitioning strategies, and database configurations.\nDiagnose performance bottlenecks across application, database, storage, and infrastructure layers.\nConduct proactive health assessments and performance reviews.\nPartner with development teams to improve application database interactions and overall system performance.\nBackup, Recovery & Business Continuity\nAdminister Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA) environments.\nDesign and maintain backup, recovery, retention, and replication strategies.\nPerform backup validation, recovery exercises, disaster recovery testing, and restoration activities.\nEnsure compliance with Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).\nSupport business continuity and disaster recovery planning initiatives.\nReplication, High Availability & Data Movement\nAdminister and support Oracle GoldenGate replication environments.\nConfigure, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize GoldenGate Extract, Pump, and Replicat processes.\nSupport real-time data replication, cloud migration, database upgrades, and platform migration initiatives.\nManage Oracle Data Guard, RAC, PostgreSQL Streaming Replication, PostgreSQL Logical Replication, and high availability technologies.\nTroubleshoot replication lag, synchronization issues, failovers, and data consistency challenges.\nDatabase Security\nImplement and maintain database security controls in accordance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements.\nManage authentication, authorization, role-based access controls, encryption, certificates, wallets, and privileged access management.\nSupport database hardening, security reviews, penetration testing remediation, and vulnerability assessments.\nManage Oracle Wallet, Oracle Key Vault, SSL/TLS encryption, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and related security technologies.\nSupport cyber security investigations, threat remediation, and security incident response activities.\nAudit, Compliance & Risk Management\nSupport internal and external audits by providing evidence, controls documentation, compliance reporting, and remediation plans.\nEnsure database platforms comply with regulatory, corporate governance, and security requirements.\nMonitor compliance controls and remediate identified gaps.\nParticipate in risk assessments, control testing, audit reviews, and governance activities.\nImplement and maintain database auditing, activity monitoring, access reviews, and compliance reporting.\nMaintain audit-ready documentation, procedures, standards, and operational records.\nAutomation & Operational Excellence\nDesign, develop, and implement automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.\nDevelop scripts and automation frameworks using Python, Shell Scripting, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, SQL, PL/SQL, and PostgreSQL tools.\nAutomate routine operational tasks including:Health checks\nDatabase provisioning\nBackup validation\nMonitoring and alerting\nPatch deployment\nCompliance reporting\nRecovery validation\nIncident remediation\n\nContribute to DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), self-healing, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) initiatives.\nEXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:\n5+ years of database administration experience for Intermediate level.\n10+ years of database administration experience for Senior/Expert level.\nExperience supporting large-scale, mission-critical database environments.\nProven experience in Incident, Problem, and Change Management within enterprise organizations.\nOracle Skills\nOracle Database Administration (19c, 26ai)\nOracle RAC\nOracle Data Guard\nOracle ASM\nOracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)\nOracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)\nOracle GoldenGate\nOracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA)\nOracle Exadata / Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC)\nOracle Key Vault\nOracle Wallet\nOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)\nOracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA)\nPostgreSQL Skills\nPostgreSQL Administration and Architecture\nPostgreSQL Performance Tuning\nPostgreSQL Backup and Recovery\nPostgreSQL Streaming Replication\nPostgreSQL Logical Replication\nPostgreSQL High Availability Solutions\nPostgreSQL Security Administration\nPostgreSQL Upgrades and Migrations\nSecurity, Audit & Compliance Skills\nDatabase Security Architecture\nDatabase Vulnerability Management\nSecurity Patching and Remediation\nEncryption at Rest and In Transit\nDatabase Activity Monitoring\nRegulatory Compliance and Audit Support\nRisk and Control Management\nSecurity Incident Response\nDatabase Auditing and Compliance Reporting\nPrivileged Access Management (PAM)\nAutomation & DevOps Skills\nPython\nShell Scripting\nPowerShell\nAnsible\nTerraform\nGit\nCI/CD Pipelines\nInfrastructure as Code (IaC)\nAutomated Database Provisioning and Patching\nOperating Systems & Tools\nLinux/Unix Administration\nEnterprise Monitoring Platforms\nCapacity Planning Tools\nObservability and APM Tools\nServiceNow or equivalent ITSM platforms\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience supporting Oracle Exadata, ExaCC, ZDLRA, and GoldenGate in large enterprise environments.\nExperience with cloud database services on OCI, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.\nKnowledge of financial services, banking, or highly regulated industry environments.\nITIL Foundation or advanced ITIL certification.\nExperience with SRE, DevOps, Agile, and Continuous Delivery practices.\nExperience managing multi-terabyte high-availability database environments.\nKey Competencies\nAdvanced troubleshooting and analytical skills.\nStrong incident command and crisis management capabilities.\nExceptional root cause analysis and problem-solving abilities.\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills.\nAbility to make sound technical decisions under pressure.\nStrong customer and service-oriented mindset.\nCommitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively across technology domains.\nWho We Are:\nTD 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 strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for 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 foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.\nOur Total Rewards Package\nOur 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\nAdditional Information:\nWe’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. 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