Senior Database Administrator: 24/7 HA & DR

NSW Government; Sydney; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

The NSW Police Force is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join the database support team in Sydney. You will provide 24x7 support across multiple database technologies, ensuring performance, availability and security of mission-critical systems.

You will work with Oracle, SQL Server, Informix and Adabas, performing patches, maintenance, tuning and DR planning. On-call duties and strong stakeholder communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing day-to-day administration of Oracle, SQL Server, Informix and Adabas.
• Ability to support 24/7 on-call availability for mission-critical systems.
• Expertise in database performance tuning and optimization.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and applying patches and upgrades.
• Strong incident resolution and problem management skills.
• Experience implementing high-availability database systems.
• Experience in disaster recovery planning, testing and execution.
• Ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and apply database patches, upgrades, and routine maintenance activities.
• Diagnose and resolve complex database issues; elevate to vendors to minimize downtime.
• Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies.
• Provide technical support for incident resolution and problem management.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
• Maintain robust backup, recovery, and DR procedures.
• Perform day-to-day admin of multiple database environments.
• Participate in on-call roster for 24x7 support.
• Maintain system documentation, standards, and procedures.

Skills

Oracle

SQL Server

Informix

Adabas

High availability

On-call support

Performance tuning

Job description

The NSW Police Force is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join the database support team in Sydney. You will provide 24x7 support across multiple database technologies, ensuring performance, availability and security of mission-critical systems.

You will work with Oracle, SQL Server, Informix and Adabas, performing patches, maintenance, tuning and DR planning. On-call duties and strong stakeholder communication are essential.