Senior PostgreSQL DBA — High Availability & Automation (Sydney)

OpenTalent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Friendly team

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Delivery Centric in Sydney is seeking a Database Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA) to lead advanced PostgreSQL administration, architecture design, and performance tuning in enterprise environments. The role expects 10+ years of database experience and 5+ years of PostgreSQL expertise, with a focus on HA/DR, security, and capacity planning.

You will contribute to automation, DevOps practices, and data modelling, supporting transactional databases, data warehouses, and analytics platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of database administration and engineering experience.
• 5+ years of advanced PostgreSQL administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture and performance tuning.
• Experience with backup, recovery, HA/DR, and security.
• Experience with data modelling and physical database design.
• Automation experience with Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Familiarity with IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience supporting transactional DBs, data warehouses, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• PostgreSQL Engineering & Modernisation
• Automation & DevOps Enablement
• Operational Excellence
• Team Capability Uplift (Key Deliverable)
• Governance & Stakeholder Reporting
• Knowledge Transfer & Handover

Skills

PostgreSQL Expert

SQL Performance Tuning

Linux Administration

Shell Scripting

Python

PowerShell

Monitoring/Observability

Automation Frameworks

Backup & Recovery

High Availability

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Delivery Centric in Sydney is seeking a Database Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA) to lead advanced PostgreSQL administration, architecture design, and performance tuning in enterprise environments. The role expects 10+ years of database experience and 5+ years of PostgreSQL expertise, with a focus on HA/DR, security, and capacity planning.

You will contribute to automation, DevOps practices, and data modelling, supporting transactional databases, data warehouses, and analytics platforms.