Senior Production DBA – SQL & PostgreSQL Reliability Lead

Ukg; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 140 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UKG is seeking an experienced Production DBA to join a 24/7 environment, focusing on reliability, security, and scalability of SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases. You will lead operational excellence, drive automation, and mentor other DBAs while partnering with engineering and platform teams in a high‑impact role.

Role involves on‑call rotations and occasional outside‑hours support within a 24/7 production environment.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience as a Production DBA.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent).
• Industry certifications in SQL Server, PostgreSQL or cloud platforms are advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Manage and optimise SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments, including performance tuning, monitoring, high availability, DR and cloud modernization.
• Lead incident response for critical production issues and drive root cause analysis with automation & standardisation.
• Shape observability strategy with monitoring/alerting tools; contribute to migration, capacity planning and cost optimisation in cloud environments.

Connaissances

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Automation

Scripting

Incident management

Cloud platforms

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Outils

PowerShell

Python

Description du poste

UKG is seeking an experienced Production DBA to join a 24/7 environment, focusing on reliability, security, and scalability of SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases. You will lead operational excellence, drive automation, and mentor other DBAs while partnering with engineering and platform teams in a high‑impact role.

Role involves on‑call rotations and occasional outside‑hours support within a 24/7 production environment.