Top Database Administrator Jobs in Melbourne

Administer, monitor, maintain, secure, and optimize database systems within Enterprise Operations. Develop database processes, standards, policies, tools, and product offerings while ensuring performance and cybersecurity. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver reliable technology solutions and improve the end-user experience. The role requires strong SQL Server expertise, including high availability, integration and analysis services, Power BI, PowerShell, T-SQL, SQL internals, query tuning, and performance monitoring.

Provide hands-on SQL Server administration across production and non-production environments. Responsibilities include performance monitoring and tuning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery testing, SQL Agent and maintenance management, upgrades, migrations, patching, incident resolution, database deployments, documentation, and security governance. The DBA will support infrastructure, application, project, and vendor teams during operational activities and monthly operating system patching.

Administer, optimise, secure and support enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments. Responsibilities include performance monitoring and tuning, high availability, backup and disaster recovery, database design, migrations, integrations, testing, governance, Level 3 support, vendor management and continuous improvement. The role provides technical guidance to stakeholders and project teams while ensuring reliable, scalable database solutions for critical business applications.

Maintain availability, security, and performance of SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments. Perform installations, upgrades, patching, backups, recovery, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery. Support migrations (on-premises→cloud, SQL Server→PostgreSQL), troubleshoot performance and connectivity, contribute automation via Ansible/GitHub Actions and scripting, work with cloud/DevOps/app teams, and maintain documentation and standards.

Lead the design, administration, and modernization of enterprise Oracle database environments across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms. Manage high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, capacity planning, security, upgrades, migrations, automation, and lifecycle management. Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, application, and cybersecurity teams while providing technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance across the database capability.

Lead design, implementation, administration, optimisation and automation of Microsoft SQL database services across private and public clouds. Ensure performance, availability, security, CI/CD integration, and collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to maintain governed, reliable platforms.