Database Administrator

Talent; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is seeking experienced Senior Database Administrators / Infrastructure Engineers to support a major Federal Government agency in Canberra. You will maintain and modernise enterprise databases, lead upgrades, migrations and performance improvements to ensure reliability, security and continuity of essential government services.

You will administer SQL Server, Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange and MongoDB, drive MongoDB modernisation, and help mitigate risks through monitoring and optimisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise-level Microsoft SQL Server administration experience.
• Expertise administering IBM Db2 z/OS environments.
• Strong Db2 Midrange administration experience and data security.
• Advanced MongoDB administration including migrations and tuning.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist database administration and technical support across Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange and MongoDB environments.
• Planning and delivering complex database upgrades and migrations, focusing on MongoDB modernisation.
• Assessing environments to identify compatibility issues, performance bottlenecks and operational risks.
• Optimising performance, availability and resilience through monitoring and remediation.
• Maintaining data integrity, security and service continuity during upgrades and migrations.
• Supporting deployments within containerised environments and mitigating risks.
• Collaborating with teams, documenting changes and transferring knowledge to permanent staff.

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

IBM Db2 z/OS

Db2 Midrange

MongoDB

database migrations

performance optimisation

Job description

• Contract: 12 month contract + extensions
• Security Clearance: NV1 security clearance
• Key Skills: Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange, MongoDB, database migrations and performance optimisatio n

We are currently seeking experienced Senior Database Administrators / Infrastructure Engineers to support a major Federal Government agency in maintaining and modernising its enterprise database environments. This opportunity will see you play a critical role in complex database upgrades, migrations and performance improvements, ensuring the reliability, security and availability of essential government digital services.

Your duties will include:

• Providing specialist database administration and technical support across Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange and MongoDB environments.
• Planning and delivering complex database upgrades and migrations, with an immediate focus on MongoDB modernisation.
• Assessing existing database environments to identify compatibility issues, performance bottlenecks and operational risks.
• Optimising database performance, availability and resilience through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting and remediation.
• Maintaining data integrity, security and service continuity throughout upgrades, migrations and operational activities.
• Supporting database deployments within containerised environments and implementing appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborating with internal technical teams, documenting technical changes and transferring specialist knowledge to permanent staff.

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Extensive enterprise-level Microsoft SQL Server administration experience, including performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability and security.
• Demonstrated expertise administering IBM Db2 z/OS environments, including performance monitoring, recovery, data integrity and operational support.
• Strong IBM Db2 Midrange administration experience, including database optimisation, security, backup and recovery.
• Advanced MongoDB administration capabilities, including replication, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and database migration.
• Experience managing database platforms within containerised environments, with an understanding of deployment, integration and operational risks.