Senior Oracle DBA - HA, Cloud & Modernisation Lead

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Oracle Senior Database Administrator to shape and maintain the enterprise Oracle database landscape underpinning critical government and defence services.

You will work across architecture, engineering, operations and security to ensure secure, resilient, scalable databases across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver reliable database solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive Oracle DB administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, RMAN for high availability.
• Strong SQL/PLSQL development and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of Oracle database security, including encryption and access controls.
• Experience with upgrades, migrations, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Shell, Python, SQL).
• Ability to translate business requirements into secure, scalable database solutions.
• Experience mentoring DBAs and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, administration and continuous improvement of enterprise Oracle DB environments with HA, DR, and capacity planning.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, infrastructure engineers, application teams and cybersecurity to deliver secure DB solutions across on-prem, cloud and hybrid platforms.
• Drive database transformation initiatives including migrations, upgrades, platform modernization, cloud adoption and automation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring, establish engineering standards and guide architectural decisions.

Skills

Oracle DB administration

RAC/Data Guard/ RMAN

SQL/PLSQL performance tuning

Database security

Upgrades & migrations

Linux scripting

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Relevant IT degree

Job description

Leidos Australia is seeking an experienced Oracle Senior Database Administrator to shape and maintain the enterprise Oracle database landscape underpinning critical government and defence services.

You will work across architecture, engineering, operations and security to ensure secure, resilient, scalable databases across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. This role requires strong leadership and collaboration with stakeholders to deliver reliable database solutions.