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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Onsite
About us
You'll be joining a small, highly collaborative engineering team at Hybrid Financial, a distribution and outreach firm that works with public companies and asset managers. We build full-stack applications, including the internal execution platforms our agents rely on every day to do their work in financial services. Engineers here work closely with each other and with the people who use what we build, so you'll see how your work affects the business directly.
We're a close team with a very long tenure. We work in person, we talk to each other a lot and we genuinely like working together. We take chances on people and invest in helping them grow.
About the role
We’re looking for a talented Junior Database Administrator to join our team and work alongside our senior DBA. You’ll help write and optimize SQL queries, monitor database performance, and support the day-to-day work that keeps our databases secure and reliable, including backups, restores, and access management. This role is perfect for someone with strong SQL fundamentals who wants to deepen their database expertise in a hands-on environment. You’ll receive mentorship from an experienced DBA, work closely with our engineering team, and have opportunities to take on more ownership as you grow.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Database Administration & Performance
Write, review, and optimize SQL queries and stored procedures for performance and scalability
Monitor database performance and troubleshoot slow queries and other issues
Design and maintain database schemas and indexes
Support backups, restores, security, and access management
Implement best practices for data integrity and reliability
Provide day-to-day database coverage when our senior DBA is away
Collaboration & Development
Work closely with developers on how our applications use the database
Contribute to technical discussions and decisions with the team
Document database structures, processes, and changes clearly
QUALIFICATIONS
Ideally 2 - 5 yrs of hands-on database experience. Strong recent grads with real experience will be considered.
Strong SQL knowledge, including complex queries, indexing, and query optimization
Experience with MySQL
Understanding of DBA fundamentals, including backups, recovery, security, and performance monitoring
Experience with relational database design principles
Ability to talk through problems and explain your thinking clearly
NICE TO HAVE
Experience in finance or financial services
Some application coding experience, ideally C# or .NET
Exposure to cloud platforms, ideally Azure
Experience with replication, high availability, or disaster recovery setups
Scripting for automation (PowerShell, Python, or Bash)
What we offer
Competitive compensation and benefits
Mentorship from experienced senior developers
Opportunities to lead projects and grow into mid-level roles
Inclusive, supportive team environment