Senior Database Administrator

Datazen Consulting; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DataZen Consulting is recruiting several experienced Senior DBAs for a major Australian Government agency. The work starts with a critical MongoDB upgrade and migration program.

12-month contracts from January 2027, with extensions up to 24 months. You will manage enterprise databases across SQL Server, Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange and MongoDB, optimise performance, ensure uptime, and work in containerised environments while transferring knowledge to internal teams.

Qualifications

• Expert-level administration across SQL Server, Db2 (z/OS and Midrange) and MongoDB.
• Proven record of enterprise database upgrades and migrations.
• Experience with containerised environments.
• Government ICT experience or complex enterprise ICT experience is highly regarded.
• Australian citizenship and a current NV1 clearance.
• Melbourne-based, and available for occasional out-of-hours work.
• Applications close 21 October 2027.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist DBA support across SQL Server, Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange and MongoDB.
• Plan, validate and deliver database upgrades and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Tune performance and protect data integrity and availability.
• Support databases in containerised environments.
• Document your work and transfer skills to internal teams.

Skills

SQL Server

Db2 z/OS

Db2 Midrange

MongoDB

Tools

Containerised environments

Job description

DataZen Consulting is recruiting several experienced Senior DBAs for a major Australian Government agency. The work starts with a critical MongoDB upgrade and migration program.

12-month contracts from January 2027, with extensions up to 24 months

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide specialist DBA support across SQL Server, Db2 z/OS, Db2 Midrange and MongoDB
• Plan, validate and deliver database upgrades and migrations with minimal downtime
• Tune performance and protect data integrity and availability
• Support databases in containerised environments
• Document your work and transfer skills to internal teams

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Expert-level administration across SQL Server, Db2 (z/OS and Midrange) and MongoDB
• A proven record of enterprise database upgrades and migrations
• Experience with containerised environments
• Government or complex enterprise ICT experience (highly regarded)
• Australian citizenship and a current NV1 clearance
• Melbourne-based, and available for occasional out-of-hours work

Applications close Wednesday 21 October.