Senior Infrastructure Engineer
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.
Accountabilities:
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
- 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
- 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.
Requirements:
You bring deep database expertise combined with strong infrastructure and cloud engineering experience in enterprise environments.