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PointClickCareInt Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)
PointClickCare is seeking an Int Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to manage, build, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot cloud-based database infrastructure supporting its SaaS platform. The employer is…
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PointClickCare is seeking an Int Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to manage, build, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot cloud-based database infrastructure supporting its SaaS platform. The employer is a health technology company serving over 30,000 provider organizations with a large long-term and post-acute care dataset and a network of integrated partners. This remote position involves working closely with Engineering and SRE teams to support new products, reduce operational toil through coding and…
Job Description
PointClickCare is seeking an Int Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) to manage, build, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot cloud-based database infrastructure supporting its SaaS platform. The employer is a health technology company serving over 30,000 provider organizations with a large long-term and post-acute care dataset and a network of integrated partners. This remote position involves working closely with Engineering and SRE teams to support new products, reduce operational toil through coding and automation, and handle database migrations, query performance, and schema improvements. Candidates should expect some on-call or after-hours work, as well as travel to the Mississauga or Salt Lake City offices for specific team events and onboarding.
Responsibilities
- Monitor database metrics and ensure desired database objectives are met
- Partner with the DBA team to identify operational toil and implement scaling automations
- Apply a data-driven approach to enhance performance and availability across database platforms
- Assist Engineering and SRE teams with database migrations, query performance, and schema designs
- Handle operational workloads, performance troubleshooting, and root-cause analyses
- Standardize database configurations, deployment patterns, and operational processes for SQL Server and PostgreSQL
- Prioritize and manage operational tickets, incidents, service requests, and maintenance tasks
Requirements
- At least 3 years of professional experience working with relational database systems
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a Database, SRE, or Engineering role
- Hands-on administration, performance tuning, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery experience with SQL Server or PostgreSQL
- Cloud platform experience using AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience utilizing Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible
- Automation and coding background in languages such as PowerShell, C#, SQL, Python, or Go
- Familiarity with source control systems including Git
Qualifications
- College or university education focusing on Database Management, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Experience managing large databases exceeding 1 TB
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, ClickHouse, and NoSQL databases
- Exposure to AI tools, technologies, or AI-assisted development and automation
Core Skills
Benefits
- Benefits starting on Day 1
- Retirement plan matching
- Flexible paid time off
- Wellness support programs and resources
- Parental and caregiver leaves
- Fertility and adoption support
- Continuous development support program
- Employee assistance program
- Allyship and inclusion communities
- Employee recognition initiatives
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this position remote?
Yes, this is a remote role, though it requires occasional travel to the Mississauga or Salt Lake City offices for onboarding and team meetings.
What are the primary experience requirements for this role?
Applicants must have at least three years of relational database experience, one year in a Database, SRE, or Engineering capacity, and hands-on cloud and automation skills.
What is the salary range for this position?
The salary is not stated in the job posting.
Will this role require any off-hours work?
Yes, some on-call or after-hours work is required for this position.
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