PostgreSQL DBA

ShowTime Consulting; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Showtime Consulting in Canberra is seeking an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to support key database platforms within a secure enterprise environment. You will administer, optimise, and secure PostgreSQL databases across production environments, collaborating with infra, applications, and engineering teams to ensure reliability and compliance.

The role emphasizes database performance tuning, backups, DR, and incident resolution within Defence-related contexts.

Qualifications

• Hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience.
• Experience supporting production databases.
• Experience in performance monitoring and tuning.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Experience implementing database security controls.
• Experience supporting highly available and business-critical database platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within Defence, government, or secure environments is highly regarded.
• Experience supporting compliance, operational resilience, and secure infrastructure environments is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain PostgreSQL database environments.
• Manage database performance monitoring, tuning, and optimisation activities.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance requirements are met.
• Support production database operations, upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database incidents, performance issues, and operational problems.
• Support capacity planning, database health monitoring, and performance reporting.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams to support business-critical systems.
• Develop and maintain database documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across database platforms and services.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Production databases

Performance tuning

Backup & DR

Database security

High availability

Troubleshooting

Defence/government experience

Compliance & resilience

Stakeholder communication

Job description

• Administer and optimise PostgreSQL database environments
• Manage performance, backup recovery and database security
• Support secure and Defence-related technology environments

• Administer and optimise PostgreSQL database environments
• Manage performance, backup recovery and database security
• Support secure and Defence-related technology environments

Company Description

Showtime Consulting is a leading provider of Shielded Cloud and Digital Solutions across Australia and New Zealand. We specialise in delivering secure, enterprise-scale technology solutions across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, data, and digital transformation programs.

We partner with government and enterprise organisations to build high-performing technology teams that deliver secure, resilient, and scalable solutions within highly regulated environments.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced PostgreSQL DBA to support critical database platforms within a secure enterprise environment.

This role will be responsible for the administration, optimisation, security, and operational support of PostgreSQL databases across production environments. You will work closely with infrastructure, applications, and engineering teams to ensure database reliability, availability, performance, and compliance with operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain PostgreSQL database environments.
• Manage database performance monitoring, tuning, and optimisation activities.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance requirements are met.
• Support production database operations, upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database incidents, performance issues, and operational problems.
• Support capacity planning, database health monitoring, and performance reporting.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams to support business-critical systems.
• Develop and maintain database documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across database platforms and services.

What You'll Need

• Strong hands-on PostgreSQL database administration experience.
• Experience supporting production database environments.
• Demonstrated experience in database performance monitoring and tuning.
• Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Experience implementing and managing database security controls.
• Experience supporting highly available and business-critical database platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working within Defence, government, or secure environments is highly regarded.
• Experience supporting compliance, operational resilience, and secure infrastructure environments is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Why Join Us?

• Support mission-critical database platforms.
• Work within secure and high-performing technology environments.
• Collaborate with experienced infrastructure, application, and engineering teams.
• Contribute to the reliability and security of enterprise systems.
• Join a consulting culture focused on technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Security Clearance Requirement

Due to the nature of this role, applicants must be Australian Citizens with an active NV1 or NV2 security clearance.