Database Administrator (DBA) (AU Citizen with security clearance)

Accenture Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Database Administrator to manage operational DB platforms, ensuring security, performance and resilience of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and AWS RDS environments in Canberra. You will drive automation, monitoring, and incident response while supporting cloud modernization and cost optimisation.

Responsibilities include on-call support, capacity planning, and collaboration with application teams for deployments and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Candidate should have strong SQL Server and PostgreSQL administration experience.
• Experience with backup/recovery, DR, and high availability architectures.
• Familiarity with AWS RDS and multi-account environments and automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support SQL Server, PostgreSQL and AWS RDS environments.
• Maintain database availability, performance, capacity, backup and recovery capabilities.
• Manage database security, privileged access, credentials and compliance obligations.
• Support incident, problem, change and release management activities.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident response.
• Drive automation, monitoring, observability and operational improvements.
• Support application teams with deployments, troubleshooting and solution design.

Skills

SQL Administration

Database security

Performance tuning

Automation scripting

On-call support

Tools

PowerShell

Python

CloudFormation

CDK

Terraform

AWS IAM

RBAC

CloudWatch

ECS

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.

About the role

The DBA is responsible for the operational management, security, performance, resilience and continuous improvement of database platforms supporting critical services.

Primary Responsibilities

• Operate and support SQL Server, PostgreSQL and AWS RDS environments.
• Maintain database availability, performance, capacity, backup and recovery capabilities.
• Manage database security, privileged access, credentials and compliance obligations.
• Support incident, problem, change and release management activities.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident response.
• Drive automation, monitoring, observability and operational improvements.
• Support application teams with deployments, troubleshooting and solution design.
• Assist with cloud modernisation, database upgrades and AWS multi-account initiatives.

Database

• SQL Server administration
• PostgreSQL administration
• Backup, recovery and disaster recovery
• Performance tuning and optimisation
• Database security and access management

Cloud

• AWS RDS
• AWS IAM and RBAC
• CloudWatch monitoring
• Highly available cloud platforms

Operations

• ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Service Request Management
• Production support and troubleshooting
• Runbook development
• Capacity and performance management

Desirable Skills

• PowerShell, Python and automation scripting
• Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)
• SQL Always On
• PostgreSQL replication
• AWS multi-account environments
• FinOps and cost optimisation
• DevOps and CI/CD practices
• Container platforms (ECS)

Mandatory Requirements

Candidate must be an Australian Citizen with NV1 Security Clearance

What Success Looks Like

• Maintain highly available and recoverable database platforms.
• Eliminate single points of failure.
• Automate routine operational activities.
• Deliver SQL Server and PostgreSQL lifecycle upgrades.
• Improve database performance and cost efficiency.
• Support Tax Time and other critical business events.
• Build internal capability and reduce reliance on external SMEs.