Company Description
Showtime Consulting is a leading provider of Shielded Cloud and Digital Solutions across Australia and New Zealand.
We specialise in delivering secure, enterprise-scale technology solutions across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, data, and digital transformation programs.
We partner with government and enterprise organisations to build high-performing technology teams that deliver secure, resilient, and scalable solutions within highly regulated environments.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to support critical database platforms within a secure enterprise setting.
This role will be responsible for the administration, optimisation, security, and operational support of PostgreSQL databases across production environments.
You will work closely with infrastructure, applications, and engineering teams to ensure database reliability, availability, performance, and compliance with operational standards.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and maintain PostgreSQL database environments.
Manage database performance monitoring, tuning, and optimisation activities.
Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance requirements are met.
Support production database operations, upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
Troubleshoot and resolve database incidents, performance issues, and operational problems.
Support capacity planning, database health monitoring, and performance reporting.
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams to support business-critical systems.
Develop and maintain database documentation, standards, and operational procedures.




Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across database platforms and services.
What You'll Need
Strong hands-on PostgreSQL database administration experience.
Experience supporting production database environments.
Demonstrated experience in database performance monitoring and tuning.
Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
Experience implementing and managing database security controls.
Experience supporting highly available and business-critical database platforms.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience working within Defence, government, or secure environments is highly regarded.
Experience supporting compliance, operational resilience, and secure infrastructure environments is advantageous.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Why Join Us?
Support mission-critical database platforms.
Work within secure and high-performing technology environments.
Collaborate with experienced infrastructure, application, and engineering teams.
Contribute to the reliability and security of enterprise systems.
Join a consulting culture focused on technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Security Clearance Requirement
Due to the nature of this role, applicants must be Australian Citizens with an active NV1 or NV2 security clearance.
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📌 Postgresql Dba (Canberra)
🏢 Showtime Consulting
📍 Canberra