Senior Database Engineer - Permanent

City: Ottawa

Salary: N/A

Added: July 22, 2026

Senior Database Engineer - Permanent - 19250

About the Opportunity

A well-reputed, global software company in the Ottawa area is looking to add a Senior Database Engineer to their growing R&D group. As a recognized innovator in the customer engagement domain, this B2B SaaS company supports millions of transactions across North America, Europe, and APAC.

Reporting directly to the VP of R&D, you will own the design, optimization, reliability, and protection of database systems and the entire data tier across the Microsoft SQL Server platform. Operating within an Agile/Scrum framework, you’ll collaborate daily with members across the Product and Engineering teams to build resilient systems that power high-velocity release cycles.

While this software company has an office presence in the National Capital Region, they boast a fully-remote work model and welcome candidates across Ontario and Quebec.

Duties include but are not limited to

Database Design & Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain scalable database solutions, including conceptual data models and instance configurations for SQL Server

Performance Optimization: Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune existing database systems to maximize real-time transactional performance

Security & Reliability: Define and implement robust security protocols, data backup strategies, and high-availability solutions

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with development teams to support new feature designs, future system capacity planning, and complex production deployments in distributed environments

About You

The successful candidate will have the following

Deep SQL Server Expertise: 8+ years architecting and scaling SQL Server database systems optimize high-availability, real-time transactional performance

Production Environment Experience: 4+ years managing various DBMS (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, etc.) at scale in live, production environments

Problem-Solving Mindset: Exceptional debugging, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis skills

Agile Adaptability: Comfort navigating fast-paced product cycles and juggling shifting priorities seamlessly

An Ownership Mindset: You take pride in clean design, automated workflows, and building data platforms that just work

Technical Toolkit

Core Systems: Master-level understanding of relational database theory, transaction isolation levels, and data modeling

SQL Server: Advanced T-SQL mastery and deep knowledge of SQL Server internals

OS & Scripting: Strong experience with Windows Server and PowerShell scripting, alongside comfort in Linux environments

Nice-to-Haves: Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc.)

About the Job

Our client is offering a competitive salary ranging from $110,000 to $140,000 in addition to a generous vacation allotment and a comprehensive benefits package.

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