Hiring: Senior Infrastructure Engineer – PostgreSQL

? Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Canberra, Australia

⏳ Contract: 12 months, with potential extensions up to 24 months

? Working Arrangement: Hybrid

? Expected Start: 1 January 2027

? Experience: Senior / EL1 equivalent

We are seeking two experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineers / PostgreSQL Database Administrators to join a major Australian Government technology engagement with Services Australia.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced infrastructure and database professionals to work on enterprise-scale PostgreSQL platforms, supporting critical digital services.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, deploy and manage PostgreSQL database environments.
- Configure and maintain PostgreSQL high availability and replication using EDB Failover Manager (EFM).
- Install, configure and administer EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager (PEM).
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible.
- Implement automated deployments through CI/CD pipelines.
- Support PostgreSQL deployments across RHEL, OpenShift and VMware environments.
- Configure GitLab and Argo CD for GitOps-based deployment workflows.
- Implement backup, disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery (PITR) solutions.
- Perform database upgrades, migrations, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Implement database security controls, including LDAP/Active Directory, RBAC, TLS and certificate management.




- Develop automation scripts using Python and Shell.

Essential Skills & Experience

- Minimum 5 years of PostgreSQL database administration experience.
- Strong experience with Ansible and CI/CD pipeline automation.
- Hands-on experience with RHEL, OpenShift and VMware environments.
- Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code.
- Strong PostgreSQL performance optimisation and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience implementing PostgreSQL security and access controls.
- Knowledge of high availability, replication, backup and disaster recovery.

Desirable Skills
- Experience with EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager and EDB Failover Manager.
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Argo CD.
- Robust Python and Shell scripting skills.
- Experience with enterprise database migrations and upgrades.

Additional Requirements
- Must be Australian Government Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) security cleared
- Ability to work in a hybrid arrangement and attend the relevant agency location when required.

? Interested candidates: Please share your updated CV and a brief summary of your relevant PostgreSQL, Ansible, RHEL, OpenShift and VMware experience. Only candidates with strong hands-on PostgreSQL infrastructure experience will be considered.

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