Database and Reporting Specialist

Talenza; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Talenza in Parramatta is seeking a Database & Reporting Specialist for a 6 month contract with view to extension. You will own Oracle and SQL database platforms, ensuring security, performance and 24x7 reliability, while helping drive the OCI journey.

You’ll shape automation, lifecycle practices and collaborate with architecture, security and delivery teams to deliver resilient database solutions in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as an Oracle DBA, Database Engineer or similar senior database-professional.
• Hands-on Oracle and SQL database experience in large/regulated environments.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in enterprise workloads.

Responsibilities

• Own the operational health, performance, security and availability of Oracle and SQL database platforms.
• Support and contribute to OCI journey and database modernisation roadmap.
• Lead lifecycle activities: upgrades, patching, capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Improve automation and orchestration across database operations.
• Design, test and maintain high-availability, backup, DR and BC capabilities.
• Work within ITIL-aligned incident, problem and change processes.
• Govern database platforms for cyber-security and critical-infrastructure controls.
• Partner with stakeholders and service providers to deliver sustainable outcomes.
• Support consolidation and improvement of reporting platforms and services.

Skills

Oracle DBA

Oracle & SQL databases

OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)

Terraform

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

ITIL incident/change management

ISO 27001/ACSC awareness

SSRS/Power BI reporting exposure

Job description

Parramatta | 6 month contract - view of extension | $1000/day | Hybrid, 3 days in office

A major critical-infrastructure organisation is looking for a Database & Reporting Specialist to take ownership of the reliability, security and future direction of its database and reporting platforms.

This is not a narrow BAU DBA role. You'll sit at the intersection of operational excellence and technology modernisation-supporting a complex enterprise environment while helping shape its transition toward Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

You’ll be the technical owner across Oracle and SQL database services: keeping production platforms secure, performant, recoverable and fit for a 24x7 business. You’ll also have the opportunity to drive automation, strengthen lifecycle and resilience practices, and work closely with architecture, security, delivery teams and external service providers.

What you’ll be doing

• Own the operational health, performance, security and availability of Oracle and SQL database platforms.

• Support and contribute to the organisation's OCI journey and wider database modernisation roadmap.

• Lead database lifecycle activity including upgrades, patching, capacity planning, performance tuning and platform improvements.

• Improve automation and orchestration across database operations to increase reliability, efficiency and scalability.

• Design, test and maintain high-availability, backup, disaster-recovery and business-continuity capabilities.

• Work across incidents, problems, changes and service requests within an ITIL-aligned environment.

• Help govern database and reporting platforms against cyber-security and critical-infrastructure requirements.

• Partner with business stakeholders, technology teams and managed-service providers to deliver sustainable outcomes.

• Support consolidation and improvement of reporting platforms and services.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience as an Oracle DBA, Database Engineer, Database Specialist or similar senior database-platform professional.

• Hands‑on Oracle and SQL database experience in a large, complex or regulated environment.

• Genuine experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ideally supporting or moving enterprise database workloads into the platform.

• Strong knowledge of database performance, backup and recovery, HA/DR, patching, upgrades and capacity management.

• Exposure to automation and orchestration‑Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell or similar tooling is highly regarded.

• Comfortable operating in a 24x7 environment with mature incident, problem and change‑management practices.

• A security‑first mindset, with awareness of standards such as ISO 27001, ACSC guidance or critical‑infrastructure controls.

• Reporting‑platform exposure‑such as SSRS, Power BI or enterprise reporting services‑is beneficial, though the core requirement is database and OCI capability.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical depth of database engineering but wants broader ownership, influence and transformation exposure than a traditional DBA role offers.