Administrateur·rice de bases de données/ Database Administrator (Cloud)

TouchTunes • Montreal, QC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

TouchTunes is looking for a passionate technology professional with a strong focus on AWS cloud database services and data platform engineering. In this role, you will be part of the Platform Data Engineering team and will play a key role in the design, automation, operation, and optimization of cloud-native data services that power our large-scale, high-availability applications.
You will take ownership of several AWS-hosted database platforms, ensuring security, scalability, resiliency, and cost-effectiveness across the fleet. This includes infrastructure automation, upgrades, performance tuning, and close collaboration with development teams to ensure optimal data usage and architecture decisions. You will also help operate and modernize a set of self-managed Oracle data platforms as we continue our cloud journey.
As part of the Platform Data Engineering team, you will contribute both to day-to-day operations and longer-term data platform initiatives. You will work with talented, friendly teams to support application development by providing expertise in AWS database services, data reliability, and cloud best practices. This role is integral to the evolution of TouchTunes’ next-generation application and data platforms.

Requirements

• Passion for cloud database engineering, automation, and performance across multiple AWS data services
• Experience administering Linux-based systems
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including services such as: CloudWatch, CloudFormation/Terraform, Amazon RDS / Aurora (MySQL, PostgreSQL (an asset)), Amazon DocumentDB, Amazon MQ/SQS, Amazon S3, AWS Opensearch
• Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar)
• Solid understanding of high-load, internet-facing systems and distributed architectures

Nice To Haves

• AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
• Amazon ElastiCache (Redis)
• Oracle database administration experience is a strong asset, including: Oracle Upgrades & Patching: Upgrading databases using DBUA or manual methods. RMAN (Recovery Manager): Expertise in complex recovery scenarios (Point-in-Time Recovery, TSPITR) and integration with S3 or storage-level backups. Data Guard: Setting up and managing Physical Standby databases, including Active Data Guard for offloading read-only workloads. SQL Tuning: Using the SQL Tuning Advisor and manually rewriting queries to optimize execution plans. Shell Scripting: Writing Bash or Perl scripts to automate daily health checks, monitoring, and RMAN backups.
• College/university degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in DB management, SRE, or cloud operations roles

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimize AWS managed database and data services (RDS, Aurora, DocumentDB, ElastiCache, and related platforms)
• Help manage, operate, and modernize self-managed Oracle business-critical databases, supporting their migration and integration into AWS where applicable
• Support development teams throughout the full application lifecycle, from architecture and planning to production deployment.
• Standardize and automate database provisioning, configuration, scaling, and schema changes using Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation / Terraform).
• Design and implement backup, restore, disaster recovery, and data retention strategies.
• Plan and execute database migrations and modernization initiatives, including moving workloads to AWS managed services (e.g., using AWS DMS).
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and performance of production data systems.
• Monitor, tune, and optimize databases and search platforms (queries, indexes, caching strategies, shard/replica design).
• Enforce data security and compliance best practices, including roles and permissions, encryption at rest and in transit, secrets management, and access controls.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and continuously improve reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Maintain detailed Jira tickets associated with tasks and projects.
• Ensure availability of development, staging, and production environments, and automate deployments across them.
• Act as a key escalation and support resource for production data and platform incidents.
• Research new services and data technologies and lead proof-of-concepts to validate improvements.
• Off-hours on-call rotation every 2 weeks (evenings and weekend). Rotations are compensated.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Environment: Hybrid schedule with both work-from-home and in-office time, with the ability to work anywhere in the world for up to 2 months per year.
• Financial Wellness: Annual performance bonus, long-term company bonus, RRSP matching, life insurance.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive health insurance and disability coverage, a Lifestyle Spending Account, access to telemedicine, and an unlimited sick days policy.
• Commuting Perks: 50% off OPUS cards and discounts on EXO train services.
• Professional Development: Continuous hands-on learning with access to e-learning platform, tuition reimbursement, and peer mentorship.
• Accessibility: An inclusive workplace designed to accommodate people with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree