We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com (https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc.html)

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Database Administrator - Oracle and SQL , you will be joining the Database Administration Team in the Platform Shared Services, Application Operations line of business. In this role, you will be responsible for Oracle and SQL database administration and support including database performance tuning, migration, incident response, security, monitoring and maintenance.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed

• Production Support - Investigate and define operational issues and prioritize based on severity, risk and/or strategic business needs. Manage project deliverables, code deployments, incidents and ad-hoc requests.

• Install, configure, and maintain Oracle and SQL Server databases.

• Ensure database security by implementing best practices for user access control, encryption, and auditing.

• Optimize database performance, including indexing, query tuning, and resource management.

• Implement native security features in Oracle (TDE, Data Redaction, Database Vault) and SQL Server (TDE, Always Encrypted).

• Manage database backups, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.

• Automate database monitoring and maintenance tasks.

• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure database efficiency and security.

• Partnership - Work as a regular liaison with business partners, technology partners, senior management team, internal and external clients.

• Projects Delivery - Act as SME in the assessment of impacts for planned system changes and projects, ensuring compliance with relevant organization standards (Business, Continuity, Security, Compliance, and Privacy); Research, analyze and support the development and implementation of new and/or revised policies, procedures and standards. Investigate, analyze and provide recommendations on issues and system outages.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate 3-5 years of experience in Oracle and SQL Server database administration.

• Strong expertise in database security, including user access management, encryption, and auditing.

• Proficiency in performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies.

• Experience with backup & recovery strategies and high availability (HA)/disaster recovery (DR) solutions.

• Knowledge or experience with Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and MongoDB is an asset.

• Your influence makes a difference. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by sharing your expertise.

• You're digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

• You put our clients first. You engage with purpose to find the right solutions. You go the extra mile, because it's the right thing to do.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

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What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program, defined benefit pension plan, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 15th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Application Production Support, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Brokerage Services, Business Requirements, Identifying Opportunities, Impact Analysis, Implementation Planning, IT Operations Support, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Microsoft SQL Database, Microsoft SQL Server DBA, Oracle, Technical Knowledge, Work Collaboratively

At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability.

Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel.

Every day, our 44,000 employees help our clients achieve their financial goals, because what matters to our clients, matters to us.