Senior Database Administrator

Company Description

Let’s create a more sociable future together

Since our demerger from Woolworths Group in 2021, we’ve been reshaping how we operate to become a truly independent and agile business. Through our One Endeavour transformation program, we’re simplifying technology, modernising business processes, and creating a more connected, customer-centric, and data-powered future.

We're now looking for a Senior Database Administrator to join us at the centre of this strategic transformation!

Job Description

• Be uniquely you, come as you are
• Hybrid working from Sydney or Melbourne - 3 days in office
• Contract until April 2026

As a Senior Database Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in designing, optimising and managing a diverse range of databases across the Azure, GCP and on-prem environments.

You will collaborate closely with Infrastructure, Application Services, DevOps and Architecture teams to integrate robust database solutions that meet both business demands and operational requirements.

In addition to engineering new solutions, you will play a crucial role in ensuring high availability, scalability and performance especially during peak trading periods.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taste of what you can expect in this role:

• Design and build database patterns spanning technologies like SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Azure SQL MI, Azure PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas and Oracle.
• Work closely with the Architecture team to implement database standards and patterns in new application designs.
• Work with DevOps to deploy database solutions via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Develop a database roadmap in collaboration with the Cloud Platforms and Services owner.
• Create a database lifecycle management framework to ensure all databases are regularly patched and kept up-to-date.
• Performance tune the fleet of databases to ensure they meet the needs of applications and business functions, helping achieve critical business objectives.
• Ensure databases are secure by design, implementing security benchmarks and data encryption where required.
• Develop and maintain a robust backup strategy to ensure restore and recovery capabilities for all databases to deal with any disaster scenarios.
• Ensure databases are highly available and scalable and can handle peak trading periods seamlessly.
• Collaborate with major incident management and other key stakeholders to efficiently resolve production issues, ensuring the stability, reliability and performance of business-critical applications.

Qualifications

Now let’s talk about you: 

• 5+ years managing databases in cloud and on-prem environments (SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Azure SQL MI, Azure PostgreSQL, MongoDB Atlas and Oracle)
• Strong platform experience supporting databases in Azure, GCP and on-prem environments.
• Experience provisioning database services on Azure, GCP and on-prem environments via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Prior experience working with database tool sets such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), pgAdmin and MongoDB Compass and monitoring tools like Solarwinds, Azure Monitor and Dynatrace is desirable.
• Hands-on knowledge of GCP PaaS DB services like Cloud SQL is a plus.
• Prior experience in managing and on-demand reporting of the database licences across the fleet, ensuring compliance with the enterprise contracts at play.
• Strong troubleshooting and production support skills – with the ability to remain calm under pressure to identify and resolve complex issues in a timely manner.
• Ability to produce management reports and dashboards related to (not limited to) fleet management, backup statuses, software versions and overall database health.
• Prior experience in retail is highly valued – understanding retail apps and how they run is key.

The benefits are good too! 

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy’s, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days 
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it’s our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy’s, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.  

We’re all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you’re close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au.

Our Talent Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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