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About the Role

Support the ongoing operation and migration of Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases as they transition from on-premises environments to AWS EC2 and Amazon RDS. Own the operational health, performance, security, and cost efficiency of enterprise database platforms, ensuring stable and well-governed databases on Amazon RDS and reliable Snowflake data platform operations.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day administration and operational health of Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases running on Amazon RDS, including monitoring, performance tuning, backup and restore validation, patching coordination, and incident response.
• Administer and support Snowflake environments, including performance monitoring, workload management, role and access control, data usage governance, and cost awareness.
• Serve on the internal database team for cloud platforms, acting as technical point of contact for managed service providers, professional services, and internal application teams.
• Plan and execute database lifecycle activities such as minor and major version upgrades, parameter group changes, storage scaling, and capacity planning for RDS and Snowflake platforms.
• Establish and maintain operational standards, documentation, and runbooks; proactively identify risks, optimization opportunities, and improvements to database reliability, security, and cost efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5–8 years of experience in a Database Administrator or Database Engineer role supporting production environments.
• Hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL, with at least part of that experience in cloud or managed database platforms.
• Experience supporting Amazon RDS for SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL.
• Hands-on experience administering Snowflake, including performance monitoring and access management.
• Experience operating databases in partnership with vendors, managed services, or professional services teams.
• Experience transitioning responsibilities from outsourced DBAs to internal teams.
• AWS certifications (Associate level or higher).
• Snowflake certification or formal Snowflake training.
• Experience supporting hybrid environments during cloud transitions.
• Applicants will be required to undergo a background check only if and after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.

Skills

• AWS RDS
• MS SQL
• PostgreSQL
• Snowflake
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Amazon RDS
• performance tuning
• backup and restore validation
• patching coordination
• incident response
• performance monitoring
• workload management
• role and access control
• data usage governance
• cost awareness
• version upgrades
• parameter group changes
• storage scaling
• capacity planning

Location

• Toronto

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5-8 years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Salary/Compensations

• $99,200 - $136,400 annually

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness (for qualified roles)
• Paid time-off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays) (for qualified roles)

About the Company

• Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day.
• We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business – delivering on our promise of a superior client experience.
• This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team.

Equal Opportunity

• Element Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status, military obligations or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.
• Disability-related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon request.
• Should you require an accommodation with our hiring process please send an email to talentacquisition@elementcorp.com or call (800) 665-9744.
• Element Fleet Management also uses AI-assisted tools to help screen and assess applications.
• These tools analyze information you provide (for example, your rēsumē and screening responses) to identify job-related skills, qualifications, and experience.
• AI outputs do not by themselves determine whether you advance or receive an offer – they assist recruiters and hiring managers.
• Final hiring decisions are made by people.