Permanent Full Time, 38hr week Competitive remuneration + Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases Location: Fortitude Valley with flexible and hybrid working arrangements There's No Us Without U.
Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day.
Our passion drives us to leverage digital innovation and technology to revolutionize the water industry.
Join us in shaping our digital future, making a lasting impact, and transforming our teams.
And it's why we need people like YOU .
Come and shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.
Your opportunity: Our Digital & Information group have an exciting permanent opportunity for an experienced Database Administrator to join their team!
Digital & Information is responsible for driving the Urban Utilities' digital vision in partnership with the Urban Utilities business and includes information, communication, and technology (ICT) environment, ICT strategy, as well as the investment, business engagement, innovation, and delivery of the existing ICT function.
The Database Administrator (DBA) works within a team of DBAs to ensure the health of Urban Utilities' hosted Oracle and SQL database environments.
Their focus will be on driving a culture of excellent customer service and providing advisory services.
Along with managing the stability and performance of our database environments, the DBA will contribute to and support the future direction of our database environments, while aligning with current and emerging industry best practises.
The DBA drives a culture of continual improvement, focusing on such areas as automation, reporting, tool deployment as well as delivery and implementation of governance best practises to optimise database services to internal and external customers, suppliers, and support teams.
The DBA is an excellent communicator, capability of building relationships at all levels, including outsourced technology service suppliers who support the Lead where required.
About you: Relevant tertiary/post-graduate qualifications and technical database certifications (e.g., Azure DBA, OCP, MCSA).
Demonstrated practical database administration in large, heterogeneous environments (Azure, Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Veeam).
Experience in platform operations monitoring (e.g., SolarWinds) and incident management.
Automation and scripting skills (PowerShell, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Bash, Puppet).
Proficiency with Oracle and SQL Server database management.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify business requirements and provide solutions.
Effective communication skills to engage with internal/external stakeholders and influence change.
Ability to prioritize workload across projects and BAU tasks while ensuring quality service delivery.
Experience with Azure SQL and MySQL is beneficial.
Ability to participate in an on-call support rotational roster At UU, we celebrate diversity.
We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business.
You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role.
We'd still encourage you to apply as we we're looking for the right human being for this role - it's about so much more than ticking all the boxes!
Why Urban Utilities?
At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line.
We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim.
As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.
At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment.
From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.
Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.
We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life.
So, you'll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that'll help you bring the best you.
Speaking of which, here's just a sample of the benefits we offer our team: Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days.
Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!
18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women.
See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180 Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au How to apply Click on the 'Apply" to complete your application.
Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.
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