Database Administrator

Compunnel, Inc.

halifax, halifax county, Canada
Full-time
Posted May 31, 2026

Job Description

The Database Administrator will be responsible for managing PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and MySQL production databases. The role includes performance monitoring, tuning, implementing improvements, and ensuring database security. The candidate will also support change management, compliance, and participate in an on-call support rotation.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Solve business problems using technical knowledge and professional concepts.
  • Evaluate technology effectiveness through requirements gathering, testing, and research.
  • Recommend improvements for increased performance and efficiency.
  • Implement and maintain PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and MySQL production databases.
  • Monitor database activities, performance, and growth.
  • Perform tuning and manage security configurations.
  • Support patching, backup/recovery, access management, upgrades, and replication tasks.
  • Automate tasks using scripts for monitoring, export/i...