AppOps, DBA

Interac Corp. • Toronto, ON

5d • $115,000 - $125,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives. Founded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection. Connecting banks, businesses, and individuals, Interac enables millions to send, receive, and manage money safely and effortlessly every day — across both digital and physical environments. As the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions. Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.

Requirements

• 5-7 years + of experience as a Database Engineer, with at least 3-4 years working with AWS database services.
• Strong Expertise in relational databases such as PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB.
• Hands-on experience in database performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization in AWS environments.
• Experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, DMS, AWS Schema Conversion tool (SCT).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for database automation and maintenance.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integrating databases into automated workflows.
• Strong expertise with Production support including Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management and root cause analysis and mitigation.
• Proficient in creating and maintaining technical Database documentations for day-day operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and can seamlessly communicate with business and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent team player, proactive and collaborative, with a commitment to continuous learning and development.
• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certifications: AWS Certified Database Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
• Knowledge of ETL processes and tools.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools.
• ITIL or other relevant certifications in database management and operations.

Responsibilities

• Designing, deploying, and maintaining database solutions using AWS database services such as RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server), DynamoDB, Aurora.
• Optimizing database performance through query tuning, indexing, and schema design for high-volume, high-transaction systems.
• Implementing best practices and standards ensuring high multi region/zone availability and scalability, reliability, security, and compliance.
• Monitoring and maintaining database availability, health, and performance using tools such as Dynatrace, CloudWatch, Performance Insights.
• Executing workload cloud migrations from Oracle on prem to AWS PostgreSQL. (i.e. Finalize Migration approach, schemas, data migration, performance, observability, logical and physical database operationalization and management etc.)
• Automating database provisioning, maintenance, and scaling using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and ensure consistency across environments.
• Developing reusable automation scripts and templates to standardize Database maintenance and operational processes, reduce manual intervention, and accelerate delivery.
• Ensuring database security by implementing IAM policies, encryption (KMS, TLS), and auditing for compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborating with AppOps, development and platform teams to integrate database services into CI/CD pipelines and application architectures.
• Contributing to inner-source practices by creating and maintaining a centralized repository of database management scripts, configurations, and automation frameworks accessible across teams.
• Enabling AppOps teams by building reusable database monitoring, alerting, and self-healing modules to ensure operational support scalability.
• Troubleshooting database-related issues, including performance bottlenecks, connection pooling, and query optimizations.
• Staying updated with AWS database offerings, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve solutions.
• Providing 24/7 rotating Database production support for our critical production systems.

Benefits

• Generous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge
• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind
• Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future
• Flexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance
• Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family
• Pregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families
• Charitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed