Security-Cleared Senior DBA & Infrastructure Engineer

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

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.