Responsibilities
- Manage and optimise SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments, supporting performance tuning, monitoring, high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud modernisation initiatives.
- Lead incident response for critical production issues, driving root cause analysis and identifying opportunities to reduce operational effort through automation and standardisation.
- Shape observability strategy using monitoring and alerting tools to improve service reliability and performance.
- Contribute to migration, capacity planning, and cost optimisation initiatives in cloud environments while ensuring databases remain secure, compliant, and resilient.
Qualifications and Experience
- Extensive experience supporting production SQL Server environments and strong PostgreSQL administration skills.
- Confidence working with high-availability architectures, performance tuning, replication technologies, and database troubleshooting in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong automation and scripting capability, with experience using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms, managed database services, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD practices.
- 7+ years as a Production DBA and a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience). Industry certifications in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or cloud platforms are advantageous.
Personal Attributes
- Takes ownership and remains calm during critical incidents.
- Collaborates across teams to deliver reliable, scalable services.
Working Conditions
- 24/7 support model, including on-call rotations and occasional out-of-hours support for critical incidents.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact systems while helping shape the future of our database platform and operational practices.
Eligibility
Due to security and compliance regulations, only Australia PR holders with Australian Citizenship can be considered for this role.
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