Database Operations Engineer

Manulife • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada • Posted March 23, 2026

Location Waterloo, Ontario
Job Type Full time
Category Computer Occupations
Posted March 23, 2026

Join our Enterprise Technology Services team!

Our team is responsible for analyzing, resolving, building, and maintaining complex backend databases in support of multiple business applications.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate, plan and perform database migration activities transitioning from on-premises environments to Azure (PaaS & IaaS) and across Azure subscriptions.

  • Lead complex fix or raised technical issues.

  • Manage backups, recovery procedures, DBCC utilities, index maintenance job/database refresh.

  • Recommend on procedure optimization, performance tuning & index tuning.

  • Develop monitoring strategy / implementation pattern focused on SQL database instances in Azure cloud using New Relic.

  • Build and maintain customized dashboard and alerts.

  • Enhance operational efficiency through the design and adoption of automated tools and Generative AI solutions.

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