Canberra Onsite Senior SQL Server Engineer Clearance

PALAS Consulting Pty Ltd.; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PALAS Consulting Pty Ltd. is seeking a Senior SQL Server Engineer to support a significant Federal Government ICT sustainment and upgrade program in Canberra. The role covers both application database work and platform ownership on an on-site basis, starting late 2026 for a multi-year engagement.

You will join a delivery team with application support, integration, and platform engineers, developing, tuning, and managing SQL Server databases in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on SQL Server experience in both DB development and DBA roles.
• Experience running SQL Server in enterprise DBA/managed service with HA/DR.
• Strong T-SQL with performance tuning and query optimisation.
• Experience with ITSM processes: incident, problem, change and release management.
• Clear written documentation and engagement with developers, infra teams & stakeholders.
• Australian citizenship is mandatory.
• AGSVA NV1+ security clearance required; NV2 preferred; NV1 holders should upgrade.
• Service Broker implementation or support experience.
• Experience with SSIS/SSRS in the Microsoft data platform.
• PowerShell for SQL Server automation.
• Experience supporting SQL Server in secure or highly governed environments.
• Microsoft certification in SQL Server or Azure database administration.

Responsibilities

• Administer and develop SQL Server databases supporting custom built and commercial applications in production use.
• Write and tune T-SQL, stored procedures and Service Broker components, and advise developers on database design.
• Operate SQL Server as a managed service, including patching, Always On availability groups or failover clustering, backup and recovery, and capacity planning.
• Diagnose performance and availability issues across the database, storage and application layers, resolving them within formal incident, change and release processes.
• Support releases, upgrades and migrations, including verification and rollback readiness.
• Maintain platform documentation, build standards and standard operating procedures.

Skills

SQL Server

T-SQL

Performance tuning

Stakeholder engagement

Documentation

Security clearance NV1+

Australian citizenship

Tools

SSIS

SSRS

PowerShell

Always On

Failover Clustering

Service Broker

Azure SQL (data platform)

Job description

PALAS Consulting Pty Ltd. is seeking a Senior SQL Server Engineer to support a significant Federal Government ICT sustainment and upgrade program in Canberra. The role covers both application database work and platform ownership on an on-site basis, starting late 2026 for a multi-year engagement.

You will join a delivery team with application support, integration, and platform engineers, developing, tuning, and managing SQL Server databases in a secure environment.