Database Platform Engineer: Hybrid Cloud & On-Prem

University of Auckland

Auckland

On-site

NZD 87,000 - 118,000

Full time

9 days ago

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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

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

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