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Job Description LeverageTek is actively seeking an Ingres DBA / RHEL Platform Support Specialist for a part time engagement with its Ottawa-based customer. Work Location Remote - Ottawa Key Tasks Document the current Ingres architecture, database instances, configurations, versions, storage locations and key dependencies Document the RHEL host configuration including service definitions, startup dependencies, service accounts, permissions, environment variables, scheduled jobs, log locations, file systems and mount points Create and validate operational runbooks for planned maintenance and unplanned recovery including shutdown, startup, recovery and outage triage Conduct at least one planned shutdown and startup exercise with the customer Support a full backup, restore and recovery validation exercise within the first six months Provide ongoing periodic health reviews of the Ingres database and RHEL host Monitor database growth, storage utilization, scheduled jobs, logs and service status Troubleshoot database, operating-system and interface issues affecting service availability or performance Provide rapid-response support for critical incidents including after-hours call-out as agreed Deliver knowledge transfer sessions to designated customer staff Maintain all technical documentation in a customer-approved repository Key Qualifications Demonstrated production experience administering Ingres databases including configuration, backup and recovery, troubleshooting, and controlled service shutdown and startup Substantial hands-on experience administering RHEL in production environments supporting enterprise database workloads, including service management, shell operations, process diagnostics, file systems, storage and patching Demonstrated experience recovering an Ingres database or comparable enterprise database following service, host, storage or unclean-shutdown failures Qualifications Recent experience supporting Ingres on RHEL specifically Experience with Student Information Systems, higher-education environments or other high-availability administrative systems Experience with database replication, journal-based recovery and complex batch or scheduled-processing environments Experience with Bash or other Linux scripting and automation tools Experience planning or supporting RHEL or Ingres upgrades and platform migrations Experience developing disaster-recovery plans and facilitating recovery exercises Relevant Ingres, Linux, Red Hat or database certifications Access to a qualified backup resource with comparable competencies Strong verbal and written communication skills in English Must be located within 100 km of the Ottawa based client Compensation Hourly Rate Negotiable This is an existing position vacancy. About LeverageTek Staffing Solutions Founded in 2003, LeverageTek provides end-to-end, cross-functional staffing solutions throughout North America.

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