Int Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)

Job Summary
The Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) is responsible for managing, building, maintaining, monitoring, and troubleshooting the cloud-based MySQL database infrastructure that our mission-critical SaaS application depends on.
This role also focuses heavily on automation and coding to reduce operational toil. The DBRE will collaborate closely with Engineering and SRE teams to support new product development and ensure reliable database integration across the platform. 
• Work on observability of MySQL database metrics and ensure database performance and reliability objectives are consistently met.
• Work with the DBA team to identify areas of operational toil and implement automations/processes to manage PCC’s MySQL database systems at scale.
• Apply a data-driven approach to performance tuning, availability improvements, and operational optimization.
• Provide database support to Engineering and SRE teams, including review of database migrations, query performance, schema/design improvements, and standardizing MySQL configuration and deployment patterns.
• Assist the DBA team with performance troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
Qualifications and Skills
• 3+ years of experience working with relational database systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL (administration, performance tuning, replication, HA/DR).
• 1+ years in a DBRE or database-focused engineering role.
• Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure — Azure preferred).
• Coding and automation experience (Python, PowerShell, SQL, etc.).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience working with source control systems such as Git.
• MySQL experience preferred; PostgreSQL is a plus.
• Experience working with VLDBs (1+ TB) and managing large database fleets (100+ instances).
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as PowerShell, C#, SQL, and Python.
Additional experience with the following tools/systems is a plus: Git, Jira, Azure Cloud, Grafana, and various NoSQL technologies. On-call or after-hours work will be required.

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PointClickCare Benefits & Perks:
 
Benefits starting from Day 1!
Retirement Plan Matching
Flexible Paid Time Off
Wellness Support Programs and Resources
Parental & Caregiver Leaves
Fertility & Adoption Support
Continuous Development Support Program
Employee Assistance Program
Allyship and Inclusion Communities
Employee Recognition … and more!
 
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At PointClickCare, base salary is one of the many components that make up our total rewards package. The CAD base salary range for this position is $103,400-129,300 (not overtime eligible) + bonus + benefits. Compensation is assessed individually and aligned to experience, skills, and market context. The posted range reflects typical expectations for this role.