Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.
Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.
Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better™ - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.
Citizenship Requirement:
Candidate should be a US citizen or lawful permanent residents (Green card holder, permanent resident or naturalized citizen), should be able to clear the background check as per government norms as this position is for USPS project.
Must be able to obtain a US security clearance
About the opportunity :
This position provides implementation, administration, support, monitoring and maintenance of the SQL Database environments across multiple cloud environments. The candidate will be joining the Cloud Database Engineering team being responsible for timely resolution of issues that impact database server usability, making sure systems are sized, built, and configured for optimal operation.
What you'll get to do :
Provide administration and support for mission critical and pre-production database environments
Design and implementation of Azure cloud databases, high-availability solutions, replication, encryption, and disaster recovery solutions.
Migration of on-premises database to the Azure Cloud using SQL on VM, SQL MI and Azure SQL Database
Perform and manage daily database maintenance, monitoring and performance tuning tasks
Provide technical leadership through example, develop innovation, strategies, processes, and best practices
Responsible for database disaster recovery of all database environments which includes managing and supporting SQL backup policies
Identify and document performance and scaling improvements for development teams
Assist in the design and implementation of security, auditing and integrity controls
Benchmark, analyze, report on, and make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the SQL transactional replication infrastructure
Provide guidance to Jr level DBAs
Provide 24x7 On-Call administration and support
Skills and Experience we value :
At least 8+ years of recent experience maintaining and administrating mission-critical database environments
Large enterprise production environments with high transaction volume
SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025
Cloud database solutions including SQL on VM, SQL managed instance, Azure SQL Database
NoSQL database technologies such as MongoDB and CosmosDB
Data streaming and caching technologies such as Kafka and Redis
PowerShell and Azure CLI
Automation of processes to improve efficiency
Database triaging, tuning and monitoring
Database design and application development life cycle
Expert in troubleshooting, problem solving and initiative
Excellent planning, time management, documentation skills
Expert in T-SQL, SQL Profiler and PowerShell skills
Expert in SQL monitoring tools SQL Sentry and DBA Dash
Experience in managing Human Capital Management SaaS database systems
Easily adapts to changing priorities
Effective communication with distributed team members
Works well individually and within a team
Ability to conduct research into database issues and products and present ideas in a business-appropriate and user-friendly language.
What’s in it for you
Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment.
We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.
Dayforce employees and their families are eligible to participate in the following benefits programs: medical, dental, vison, and life insurance. Dayforce employees are also eligible to participate in a 401k plan (plus match) and a Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees also receive unlimited Time Away From Work (in lieu of accrued vacation time), 10 paid US holidays, up to 80 hours of paid sick time and 17 weeks of paid parental leave, subject to the terms of the applicable policy or program.
With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.
About the Salary Ranges
Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.
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