? Database Designer ?

? 12-month initial contract

? Market rate

? Brisbane, Melbourne or Wollongong

? NV-1 Security Clearance essential

Join a high-performing Federal Government technology team supporting some of Australia's most important business registry platforms. Working within an Agile environment, you will play a key role in the design, delivery and ongoing optimisation of enterprise database solutions that underpin critical national services.

This opportunity sits within a platform and security-focused team responsible for the reliable, secure and compliant operation of large-scale registry systems. You will work closely with architecture, application development and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality database solutions across modern AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design, build and support enterprise PostgreSQL database solutions in AWS Aurora environments
- Develop and optimise database schemas, queries, functions and triggers for performance and scalability
- Collaborate with application, architecture and DevOps teams throughout the delivery lifecycle




- Monitor and enhance database performance, availability and resilience
- Implement backup, recovery and disaster management strategies
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring and support continuous improvement initiatives

Key Skills:

- Extensive experience designing and supporting PostgreSQL databases
- Robust expertise with AWS RDS Aurora and cloud-based database environments
- Experience working within Agile delivery teams
- Knowledge of database performance tuning, optimisation and scalability practices
- Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, database migrations and infrastructure as code
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Database Designer to contribute to nationally significant systems while working with modern cloud technologies in a collaborative Agile environment.

To apply or learn more, reach out at [email protected] or 0480 002 456.

📌 Database Developer (Melbourne)
🏢 Whizdom
📍 Melbourne