Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Canberra, Australia
Contract: 12 months, with potential extensions up to 24 months
Expected Start: 1 January ****
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.
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.
Experience with EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager and EDB Failover Manager.
Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Argo CD.
Strong 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.
Only candidates with solid hands‐on PostgreSQL infrastructure experience will be considered.

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