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About the role:n
The DBA is responsible for the operational management, security, performance, resilience and continuous improvement of database platforms supporting critical services.
Primary Responsibilitiesn
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- Operate and support SQL Server, PostgreSQL and AWS RDS environments.
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- Maintain database availability, performance, capacity, backup and recovery capabilities.
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- Manage database security, privileged access, credentials and compliance obligations.
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- Support incident, problem, change and release management activities.
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- Participate in on-call support and major incident response.
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- Drive automation, monitoring, observability and operational improvements.
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- Support application teams with deployments, troubleshooting and solution design.
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- Assist with cloud modernisation, database upgrades and AWS multi-account initiatives.
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Databasenn
- SQL Server administration
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- PostgreSQL administration
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- Backup, recovery and disaster recovery
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- Performance tuning and optimisation
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- Database security and access management
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Cloudnn
- AWS RDS
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- AWS IAM and RBAC
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- CloudWatch monitoring
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- Highly available cloud platforms
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Operationsnn
- ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Service Request Management
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- Production support and troubleshooting
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- Runbook development
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- Capacity and performance management
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Desirable Skillsnn
- PowerShell, Python and automation scripting
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- Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)
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- SQL Always On
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- PostgreSQL replication
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- AWS multi-account environments
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- FinOps and cost optimisation
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- DevOps and CI/CD practices
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- Container platforms (ECS)
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Mandatory Requirementsn
Candidate must be an Australian Citizen with NV1 Security Clearance
What Success Looks Like A successful DBA will:n
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- Maintain highly available and recoverable database platforms.
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- Eliminate single points of failure.
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- Automate routine operational activities.
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- Deliver SQL Server and PostgreSQL lifecycle upgrades.
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- Improve database performance and cost efficiency.
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- Support Tax Time and other critical business events.
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- Build internal capability and reduce reliance on external SMEs.
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