Royal Bank of Canada

Job Summary

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

Sr. Database Administrator will be part of the Enterprise Database Services team and is responsible for the Database Engineering & Capacity Management function with a strong focus on IT Governance and Security. The Senior Database Administrator is a member of the Database Administrator team and is responsible for all functions associated with the physical implementation, operation, and maintenance of database environments. Responsibilities include planning, documentation, operations, security, and contingency planning. Ensures database recovery, maintenance, and capacity for physical database are met through formulations and monitoring of policies, procedures, and standards relating to database management.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Develop and maintain the architecture, engineering, deployment and support of Oracle Database and Oracle Database Platform.

• Support Database Platform Engineering in the architecture, development and deployment of Oracle Databases and Oracle Engineered Platforms (Oracle Database Appliance or Exadata) in high SLA environments.
• Database administration for off the shelf and internally developed applications, ensure continuous 24x7 operation and availability in support of mission critical business applications and participating in on-call rotation.
• Regular database capacity planning related to database growth and system utilization, trend analysis, predictive future database resource requirements, and the structured organized reporting of the same.
• Support local/across the DC failover with High Availability Disaster Recovery environment with Data Guard & Golden Gate for Oracle. Participate in Database Maintenance and DR activities.
• Works closely with information security to ensure all databases conform to TSS (Technical Security Standards) standards.
• Write/maintain Shell/Python scripts for DB automation.
• Participate in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of DBA tools to improve the effectiveness of tasks like performance monitoring and tuning, recovery, and database change management processing.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Must-Have*

• 5 years of DB Engineering/Administration experience primarily with Oracle databases with atleast 7 years of overall IT experience.
• 4-5 years of experience managing Oracle Database Appliance or Oracle Exadata systems.
• Should have good Troubleshooting and Performance Improving Skills including index creation, query optimization, schema changes etc.
• Good experience with Python/Ruby/Shell scripting and experience in configuration management tools like Ansible
• UNIX/Linux platform skills and understanding of operating system, network, storage and security.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of Oracle database fundamentals and Architecture.
• Strong understanding of Oracle Golden Gate fundamentals
• Strong understanding of Oracle Data Guard fundamentals
• Strong understanding of Oracle database security management

The expected salary range for this particular position is $85,000-$150,000, depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.

You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

#LI – Hybrid

#LI – POST

#TechPJ

Job Skills

Configuration Management (CM), Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Database Backup, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Information Security, IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Standards

Additional Job Details

Address:

250 NICOLLET MALL:MINNEAPOLIS

City:

Minneapolis

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-04-15

Application Deadline:

2025-05-15

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

Join our Talent Community

Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.

Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com.

Read Full Description