Job Posting - Production DBA (pgsql), Vancouver Canada

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Many thanks,
Susan

Corporate Recruiter
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

T. 604-273-7564
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The Company Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, operating through over 110 locations in more than 25 countries around the world. We sell, through unreserved public auctions, a broad range of used and unused construction equipment and trucks to people in all sorts of industries (such as construction, mining, forestry, petroleum, marine, real estate, and agricultural). We are a public company listed on both the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges, under the trading symbol RBA. For 50 years we have been known for our innovative auction methods, attention to detail and our total commitment to the unreserved auction. For more information about Ritchie Bros. visit our website at: www.rbauction.com.

The Team
The Ritchie Bros. Information Technology group is building the technology solutions that Ritchie Bros. needs to serve our customers around the world. We have a diverse team that is bright, collaborative, committed and excited about the challenges we face. The IT group´s quest is to support Ritchie Bros.´ business processes that are scaleable, consistent, efficient and customer-friendly. As such, we create and innovate using leading edge processes and tools. At one of the largest IT organizations in the Lower Mainland, a career at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers provides opportunity for growth and personal development, plus a chance to be an impact player on a team that makes a key contribution to the success of the business, each and every day.

The Role
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers´ Information Technology Group, located in our global headquarters in Richmond, B.C., has an immediate opening for a Production DBA.  In this role you will be working in tandem with data owners and department managers assessing and developing long-term strategic goals for production. Our team-based approach ensures all members see the progress and reap the benefits of our successes.

The Key Responsibilities

• Work with application development staff to develop database architectures, coding standards, and quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Assess and develop long-term strategic goals for production databases in conjunction with data owners and department managers.
• Create models for new database development and/or changes to existing ones.
• Install and configure relevant network components to ensure database access.
• Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues.
• Monitor database system details within the database and implement efficiency improvements.
• Design and implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.
• Monitor, optimize and allocate physical data storage for database systems.
• Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.
• Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to databases.
• Create, or support creation of, required reports in response to business user needs.
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Perform database transaction and security audits.
• Establish appropriate end-user database access control levels.
• Develop routines for end-users to facilitate best practices database use.
• Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.

The Requirements

• Diploma or degree in the field of computer science or 7 years equivalent work experience.
• Certifications or training and extensive database experience in either PostgreSQL or DB2.
• Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Working technical experience with designing, building, installing, configuring and supporting database servers.
• Hands-on database tuning and troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to conduct research into database issues, standards and products as required.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• After hours, on-call support is required on a rotational basis.

Interested?
Ritchie Bros. offers an excellent total compensation package including salary plus paid overtime, health and dental benefits, Group RRSP and Employee Share Purchase Plan with company matching.  This is a great opportunity to learn and grow with a good company in a unique and fun business. 
 
If you’re interested in making a bid for this position then please apply online at: www.rbauction.com/careers .  You’ll find this position by searching our Careers Database under “Information Technology”.

This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada.  We thank all applicants, however, at this time only those selected for an interview will be contacted.