Closing Date:2pm Monday 19 October ****
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Locations:Melbourne CBD, Brisbane CBD or Wollongong CBD
Contract Duration:12 months + 12-month extension/s
Why Join?
Design and optimise enterprise databases supporting business-critical applications
Work with AWS Aurora PostgreSQL across enterprise cloud environments
Collaborate with skilled application, DevOps and architecture teams
Drive database performance, scalability, resilience and reliability
Shape database engineering standards and continuous improvement practices
Mentor colleagues and contribute to technical capability development
About the Role
Working within an Agile delivery setting, this role designs, builds and maintains enterprise databases using AWS Aurora PostgreSQL.
Collaborating with application, DevOps and architecture teams, you will optimise database performance, automate deployments, strengthen data resilience and support critical registry applications.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement PostgreSQL schemas, indexes and database artefacts
Develop and optimise SQL queries,
functions and triggers for performance and data integrity
Monitor database performance and implement proactive optimisation strategies
Establish backup, recovery and disaster recovery procedures
Implement automated database deployments, migration strategies and Infrastructure as Code
Conduct code reviews, mentor colleagues and promote database engineering best practices
Skills & Experience
Extensive hands-on experience with AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL
Strong expertise in PostgreSQL database design, SQL development and query optimisation
Experience with database performance monitoring, scalability and troubleshooting
Knowledge of database backup, recovery, high availability and disaster recovery
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, database migrations and Infrastructure as Code
Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management and technical leadership skills
Australian Citizenship & Existing Negative Vetting1 security clearance is a mandatory requirement for this position.
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