Senior Database Engineer

FinXL IT Professional Services; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FinXL IT Professional Services in Sydney is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our consulting team on a 12+ month fixed-term contract with a major banking client. The role blends enterprise database architecture, DevOps automation, and mentorship, with a hybrid work model 50% in Sydney offices.

You will design, modernise, and tune high-availability PostgreSQL environments, automate administration tasks via CI/CD and scripting, and lead a capability uplift program for DBAs through

Qualifications

• 10+ years in database administration.
• 5+ years specializing in complex enterprise PostgreSQL environments.
• Experience with high availability, DR, replication strategies.

Responsibilities

• Architect, modernise, and deploy PostgreSQL environments to enterprise banking standards.
• Migrate databases, upgrade platforms, and tune performance.
• Design HA, DR, replication, and backup strategies.
• Build end-to-end DBA automation for provisioning, patching, monitoring, and operations.
• Lead PostgreSQL capability uplift through coaching and workshops.
• Provide escalation support for incidents and governance reviews.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Database administration

DevOps

CI/CD

Scripting

Kubernetes

Terraform

Tools

Bash

Python

PowerShell

Kubernetes

Terraform

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

FinXL IT Professional Services – Sydney CBD NSW

$160,000 - $180,000 a year

Permanent

Hybrid

2d ago , from FinXL IT Professional Services

Join our Database Practice, and support key long-term programs of work!

FinXL Professional Services is a leading IT consultancy that partners with clients to bridge the gap between business needs and technology capabilities. Since 2003, we've been delivering high-value ICT services across government, finance, telecommunications, and enterprise sectors.

FinXL is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our consulting team and be deployed with a leading banking client on a 12+ months fixed-term contract with offices in Sydney CBD and Norwest.

This position is a hybrid position combining enterprise database architecture, DevOps automation, and technical mentorship. The engineer will design, modernise, and tune high-availability PostgreSQL environments while automating core administration tasks like patching, provisioning, and backups through CI/CD and scripting. Crucially, a central focus of the contract is acting as a trainer to lead a capability uplift program for a team of DBAs, transitioning them to PostgreSQL self-sufficiency through structured workshops, mentoring, and comprehensive operational runbooks. Alongside operational excellence and top-tier incident management, the role also provides technical governance, capacity planning, and executive reporting to ensure sustainable long-term platform health.

Senior Database Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect, modernise, and deploy robust PostgreSQL database environments inline with enterprise banking standards.


• Execute database migrations, platform upgrades, version consolidations, and continuous performance tuning.


• Design, test, and implement High Availability, Disaster Recovery, replication, and comprehensive backup strategies.


• Design and build end-to-end DBA automation frameworks for database provisioning, patching, monitoring, and operational tasks.


• Develop and lead a structured PostgreSQL capability uplift program through hands-on coaching and workshops.


• Provide expert escalation support for critical database incidents, root cause analysis, and technical governance reviews.

Key Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in database administration with 5+ years specializing in complex enterprise PostgreSQL environments.


• Expert-level mastery of PostgreSQL architecture, performance tuning, indexing, partitioning, and security.


• Deep expertise establishing database High Availability, DR, replication, and disaster recovery solutions.


• Proven experience implementing database automation and CI/CD practices using Bash, Python, or PowerShell.


• Practical experience with database infrastructure lifecycle management, physical design, and data modelling.


• Demonstrated background in training, mentoring, or upskilling DBA teams on PostgreSQL best practices.


• Exposure to containerization (Kubernetes), Terraform, or secondary database platforms (Oracle/SQL Server) is desirable.

Engagement Details

• 12+ months fixed-term contract with a leading banking client.


• Hybrid working model with 50% in the office in Sydney CBD and Norwest.