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Senior Oracle DBA
BMO Financial Group | Onsite
Join BMO’s EPRE NACB DB Deployment & Support team and help power critical banking platforms across Payments, Settlements, Reporting, and Business Banking. This is your opportunity to work at enterprise scale while driving modernization through cloud, automation, and SRE practices.
What You’ll Do
- Own and optimize enterprise Oracle databases (performance, availability, security)
- Lead backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies
- Troubleshoot complex issues and drive root cause resolution
- Partner with SRE, cloud, and application teams to deliver resilient solutions
- Enable transformation from on-prem to cloud-native data services
What You Bring
- Strong Oracle DBA expertise (performance tuning, HA, incident response)
- Automation mindset (Python, Bash, Ansible, CI/CD, Git)
- Experience with monitoring tools (OEM, CloudWatch, Dynatrace)
- Proven problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and business partners
Key Strengths We Value
- Ownership & accountability
- Proactive, continuous improvement mindset
- Collaboration across teams
- Calm, effective decision-making under pressure
- Adaptability in fast-paced, evolving environments
Experience: 5–7+ years | Relevant degree or equivalent
Nice to have: AWS/Azure certifications, OCP, Dynatrace, ServiceNow
Salary:
Pay Type:
The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.
Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.
BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards
About Us
At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.
As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.
To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.
BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.
Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.
Skills Required
- Oracle DBA expertise (performance tuning, high availability, incident response)
- Backup, recovery, and high‑availability strategy ownership
- Automation skills: Python, Bash, Ansible, CI/CD, Git
- Experience with monitoring tools: OEM, CloudWatch, Dynatrace
- Proven problem‑solving and analytical skills
- Clear communication with technical and business partners
- 5-7+ years relevant experience and relevant degree or equivalent
- AWS/Azure certifications
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
- ServiceNow experience
BMO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about BMO and has not been reviewed or approved by BMO.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks at full pay for all new parents, plus up to $20,000 for adoption, surrogacy, and fertility, and 10 days of paid backup childcare indicate robust family support. These elements stand out within BMO’s U.S. package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) design combining a core employer contribution with dollar-for-dollar matching up to a set portion of pay, plus immediate vesting on match and employee contributions, signals strong retirement funding. The core contribution’s three-year vesting is clearly defined.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation accrual scales with grade and service, alongside 9–10 paid holidays and additional paid time off buckets (bereavement, school activities, civic duties, blood donation, volunteering). This breadth offers multiple avenues for time away beyond standard vacation.
BMO Insights
What We Do
At BMO, banking is our personal commitment to helping people at every stage of their financial lives. The truth is, people’s needs change: so we change too. But we never change who we are. Which means we’ll never waiver from providing our customers the best possible banking experience in the industry. Our incredible team of over 46,000 people is just the tip of the iceberg. You should get to know us. We’re here to help.
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