Senior SQL DBA: High Availability & Performance

Sime; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Health & Wellbeing Support

High-Performing Culture

Employee Benefits

Job summary

Hastings Deering in Archerfield, Queensland, Australia is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator for a 2 year fixed term full-time role. You will maintain and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments, ensuring performance, security and high availability in support of critical business applications.

The role reports to the Enterprise Applications Platform Manager and involves collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver reliable, scalable database solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ SQL Database Administration in an enterprise.
• Strong knowledge of MS SQL Server, high availability and Always On.
• Proficient SQL scripting for complex data structures.
• Experience designing and supporting database architectures.
• Knowledge of backup, DR and BC practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience translating technical concepts for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments for performance and availability.
• Monitor database health, troubleshoot issues and perform performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain backup, DR and BC solutions.
• Support projects with design, implementation, migration and integration activities.
• Ensure data security, integrity and governance.
• Provide Level 3 support and manage external vendors.
• Conduct database testing and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify optimisation opportunities and support enterprise architecture.

Skills

Microsoft SQL Server

Always On Availability Groups

SQL scripting

Database architecture design

Backup, DR, BC

Security, governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Commvault backup solutions

Job description

Hastings Deering in Archerfield, Queensland, Australia is seeking a Senior SQL Database Administrator for a 2 year fixed term full-time role. You will maintain and optimise Microsoft SQL Server environments, ensuring performance, security and high availability in support of critical business applications.

The role reports to the Enterprise Applications Platform Manager and involves collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver reliable, scalable database solutions