Senior DB Admin: MongoDB, SQL & Db2 (12-Month Contract)

NW People; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NW People in Canberra is seeking a Senior Database Administrator for a 12-month contract to support a large federal program. You will deliver critical MongoDB upgrades and migrations, and manage SQL Server, Db2 z/OS and Db2 Midrange in an enterprise environment.

This role involves planning, testing, implementing changes with minimal downtime, strengthening data integrity and resilience, and collaborating with agency teams across locations (Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide) with hybrid

Qualifications

• Expert-level SQL Server administration including performance tuning, backup and recovery.
• Expert-level Db2 z/OS and Db2 Midrange administration.
• Expert-level MongoDB administration including replication, backup and recovery.

Responsibilities

• Assess database environments and identify upgrade, compatibility, performance and operational risks.
• Plan, validate and implement database upgrades and migrations while minimising downtime.
• Provide performance tuning, replication, backup, recovery and production support.
• Support databases in containerised environments and manage deployment and operational risks.
• Document configuration changes, upgrade procedures, risks and lessons learned.
• Support knowledge transfer and skills development within agency teams.

Skills

SQL Server admin

Db2 z/OS

Db2 Midrange

MongoDB admin

Containerised environments

Job description

NW People in Canberra is seeking a Senior Database Administrator for a 12-month contract to support a large federal program. You will deliver critical MongoDB upgrades and migrations, and manage SQL Server, Db2 z/OS and Db2 Midrange in an enterprise environment.

This role involves planning, testing, implementing changes with minimal downtime, strengthening data integrity and resilience, and collaborating with agency teams across locations (Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide) with hybrid