What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer position at Jobgether?
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Canada.
This role sits at the heart of a global technology environment supporting a complex, data-driven entertainment business operating at massive scale. You will take ownership of critical database infrastructure, leading the transformation from outsourced management to an in-house, modernized platform. A key focus will be driving the migration of large-scale Oracle workloads to PostgreSQL while ensuring stability across legacy and cloud-native systems. You will work across multi-cloud environments, primarily AWS and GCP, helping define scalable, secure, and cost-efficient database architectures. This position blends deep hands-on engineering with architectural leadership, requiring both operational excellence and strategic thinking. You will directly influence the reliability, performance, and evolution of core systems that power global digital operations.
You will lead the modernization, optimization, and operation of enterprise-scale database and infrastructure systems across multi-cloud environments.
- Architect, plan, and execute the migration of legacy Oracle workloads to PostgreSQL, ensuring performance, reliability, and data integrity
- Act as the primary SME for PostgreSQL, driving best practices in design, administration, and scalability
- Manage and optimize database systems across AWS, GCP, and select Azure environments within a multi-cloud strategy
- Tune complex database queries and system configurations across Oracle and PostgreSQL environments for optimal performance
- Ensure compliance with security, SOX requirements, encryption standards, and access control policies
- Oversee capacity planning, backup strategies, disaster recovery (RTO/RPO), and automated failover systems
- Provide Level III escalation support for critical production incidents, including on-call and after-hours support
- Support Oracle licensing awareness and risk mitigation during transition phases
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure stable, scalable infrastructure delivery
Requirements:
You bring deep database expertise combined with strong infrastructure and cloud engineering experience in enterprise environments.
- Extensive experience in Oracle Database Administration (11g/12c/19c) across Linux and Windows environments
- Strong hands-on expertise with PostgreSQL, including enterprise-scale migration from Oracle
- Proven experience operating in multi-cloud environments, especially AWS and GCP (Azure experience is a plus)
- Solid understanding of database performance tuning, query optimization, and system-level configuration
- Experience with disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and high-availability architectures
- Familiarity with database security practices, compliance frameworks (SOX), and access control systems
- Knowledge of Oracle licensing and enterprise compliance considerations
- Experience with monitoring, scheduling, and database observability tools
- Strong understanding of data modeling, database design, and normalization principles
- Ability to support production systems and respond effectively to high-severity incidents
Benefits:
- Competitive salary range of CAD $106,250 – $125,000 plus performance-based bonus
- Hybrid cloud-first environment with exposure to AWS, GCP, and modern database platforms
- Comprehensive health, dental, and wellness benefits
- Performance bonus eligibility in addition to base compensation
- Opportunity to lead high-impact database modernization initiatives at enterprise scale
- Exposure to global, large-scale data systems and mission-critical infrastructure
- Inclusive and collaborative engineering culture
- Equal opportunity workplace with strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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