Database Platform Engineer

University of Auckland; Auckland; On-site; NZD 87,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Working from home options

Superannuation scheme

Five weeks annual leave

Career development programmes

Discounted car parking

Parental leave allowance

Childcare discounts

Job summary

The University of Auckland is seeking a Database Platform Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team on a permanent basis. You will help shape and operate enterprise database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, including Oracle and SQL Server, ensuring security, reliability, and high performance.

This full-time role (37.5 hours/week) includes a 24/7 on-call roster and offers a salary range of NZ$87,000 to NZ$118,000, dependent on skills and experience, with flexible

Qualifications

• Experience in production database environments.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle and/or SQL Server.
• Scripting, automation, or platform engineering experience.
• Exposure to cloud databases such as Amazon RDS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support and operate enterprise database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Contribute to automation, platform engineering, and service improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver robust database services.
• Assist in security, patch management, and high-availability strategies.

Skills

Database administration

Database engineering

Database platform operations

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

• UoA Department Name: Database & Software

Job Description

Help shape and evolve the enterprise database platforms that support New Zealand's leading university.

The Platform Engineering team is seeking a Database Platform Engineer to join the team on a permanent basis. This is an opportunity to play a key role in the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of our enterprise database platforms.

As a Database Platform Engineer, you'll work across business-critical database environments spanning on-premises and cloud technologies, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Amazon RDS. You'll help ensure our platforms remain secure, reliable, scalable, and high performing while contributing to automation, platform engineering, service improvement, and technology modernisation initiatives.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, security, application, and project teams to deliver robust database platform services that support the University's teaching, research, and operational activities. You'll also have the opportunity to work with evolving cloud technologies, implement new platform capabilities, and help shape the future direction of our data services.

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), permanent position and includes participation in a 24/7 on-call roster. The salary range is$87,000 - $118,000 dependent on skills and experience.

Connect is responsible for delivering and managing the University's core technology services, enabling teaching, learning, research, and business operations across Waipapa Taumata Rau. The team plays a critical role in ensuring the University's technology services remain reliable, secure, and fit for the future.

You’ll join a collaborative environment focused on operational excellence, innovation, continuous improvement, and the adoption of modern technologies and engineering practices.

You're a technically capable database or platform professional who enjoys solving complex problems and delivering reliable services in large-scale environments.

You bring a proactive mindset, strong analytical capability, and a passion for continuous improvement. Comfortable working across multiple technologies and stakeholders, you're equally at home supporting critical production systems, implementing platform improvements, and automating operational processes.

• Proven experience in database administration, database engineering, or database platform operations within production environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of Oracle Database and/or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with database installation, maintenance, upgrades, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and high-availability environments.
• Knowledge of database security, patch management, access controls, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience with scripting, automation, or platform engineering practices.
• Exposure to cloud database technologies such as Amazon RDS and hybrid cloud environments would be advantageous.

Additional Information

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities.

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
• A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university. We employ more than 5400 academic and professional staff to support over 41,000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment. For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQIATakatāpuiMVPFAFF, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other personal circumstances go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz