Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server)

Australian Securities Exchange – Sydney NSW

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you're joining a company with a robust purpose - to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you'll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We're proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we're committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

The Hosting Database team is part of Technology Infrastructure. The team supports ASX's business-critical database platforms, including SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS and Aurora across hybrid on-premises and AWS cloud environments.

Your responsibilities:

- Lead incident and problem resolution as part of a 24/7 roster, including remediation, stakeholder communication and root cause analysis
- Manage SQL Server security, availability, performance, recovery, capacity,



monitoring and patching across business-critical environments
- Plan and deliver database changes, upgrades and migrations, providing senior technical input into design, standards, operational readiness and lifecycle management
- Maintain operational playbooks, build standards and knowledge artefacts that improve consistency across the database estate
- Apply automation, scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices to improve efficiency, repeatability, compliance and reliability
- Contribute to Oracle Database, Amazon RDS and Aurora administration activities as required, working with platform

Must have:

- Extensive recent experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server in business-critical environments
- Strong capability in SQL Server performance tuning, database design, troubleshooting and operational problem management
- Experience designing, implementing and supporting SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including
- Always On availability groups and backup and restore strategies

Nice to have:

- Automation experience using PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform or similar tools to support repeatable database builds, configuration management, backup and restore processes, and operational checks
- Exposure to Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS and Aurora across hybrid on-premises and AWS cloud environments
- Experience in financial services or a similarly regulated industry
- Relevant Microsoft, AWS, Oracle or equivalent certifications

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other versatile working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.

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📌 Senior Database Administrator (SQL Server) (New South Wales)
🏢 Australian Securities Exchange
📍 New South Wales