Senior AWS PostgreSQL DB Designer — Cloud, Scale & Security

Clicks IT Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NV1 security clearance

Job summary

Clicks IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior IT Database Designer to lead PostgreSQL design and optimization on AWS. The role focuses on secure, scalable database services supporting critical business applications in an agile, cloud-native environment.

You will collaborate with Architecture, Development and DevOps teams to implement robust database solutions and mentor peers, while ensuring reliable production operations in an enterprise context.

Qualifications

• Strong PostgreSQL design and performance tuning experience.
• Hands-on with AWS RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL in cloud environments.
• Experience in Agile delivery and DevOps collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement PostgreSQL database schemas, indexes and structures.
• Develop and optimise SQL queries, functions, procedures and triggers.
• Monitor and tune database performance for reliability and scale.
• Support backup, recovery and disaster recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with architecture, development and DevOps teams.

Skills

AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL design

Cloud environments

Agile delivery

DevOps collaboration

Tools

IaC tools

Job description

Clicks IT Recruitment is seeking a Senior IT Database Designer to lead PostgreSQL design and optimization on AWS. The role focuses on secure, scalable database services supporting critical business applications in an agile, cloud-native environment.

You will collaborate with Architecture, Development and DevOps teams to implement robust database solutions and mentor peers, while ensuring reliable production operations in an enterprise context.