Careers
We are currently looking for a highly motivated Database Administrator to join our Information Technology team. Nightingale offers a fast-paced, innovative environment that will challenge your technical aptitude. The successful candidates will contribute to Nightingale business initiatives by supporting team members with the following activities:
- Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of production, staging and development databases
- Work to ensure that the associated hardware resources are allocated to the databases and to ensure high resilience and performance tuning
- To proactively monitor the production database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime
- Responsible for providing trend analysis to management team to enable them to make informed decisions regarding capacity management.
- Detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention
- Responsible for improvement and maintenance of the databases to include rollout and upgrades.
- Responsible for implementation and release of database changes according to agreed timescales
The ideal candidates will be highly motivated Database Administrator, with at least 5 years experience in a similar role, preferably in the healthcare field, and will possess the following skills and attributes:
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science
- 5+ years of experience supporting MS SQL Server environments.
- Strong experience in Database Administration in SQL Server (2000, 2005 and 2008 )
- Experience in troubleshooting and resolving issues with database integrity, performance, blocking and deadlocking, replication, transaction logs, connectivity and security.
- Experience in Performance Tuning and Query Optimization.
- Ability to detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention
- Strong knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, Clustering, Database mirroring and Replication.
- Experience in implementing automation of manual tasks.
- Strong knowledge of indexes, index management and integrity checks.
- Knowledge of SQL Server tools ( Profiler, DTA, SSMS, SAC, SSCM, PerfMon, DMVs, system sprocs)
- Ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and design ( stored procs, functions, tables, views, triggers, indexes, constraints )
- MCDBA / MCT certification
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple high priority activities.
What’s in it for you:
Nightingale offers a competitive compensation package, benefits package, performance-based incentives, the right training program and career development opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fun, growing technology company based in Canada.
Nightingale offers a competitive compensation package, benefits package, performance-based incentives, the right training program and career development opportunities. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fun, growing technology company based in Canada.
Call to action:
Adoption of health care IT is gaining strong momentum. Recent government initiatives in both Canada and the US are providing strong incentives to drive EMR adoption and bring North American adoption from ~25% up to the global standards >85% within the next 3 years. Let Nightingale help you unleash your full potential. We are a growth company in a growing market and there is no better time to make a career change.
Adoption of health care IT is gaining strong momentum. Recent government initiatives in both Canada and the US are providing strong incentives to drive EMR adoption and bring North American adoption from ~25% up to the global standards >85% within the next 3 years. Let Nightingale help you unleash your full potential. We are a growth company in a growing market and there is no better time to make a career change.