Job Title: Database Administrator
Contract role
Hybrid work - Sydney based
$800-850 per day all in
Job Description:
Ensure the availability and performance of the Clearing database environment. Manage non-production, production, and disaster recovery database environments. Collaborate with support teams to optimize hardware configurations for peak database performance and availability. Proactively monitor the database environment to minimize downtime. Conduct trend analysis to track database performance and throughput for capacity planning. Responsible for database enhancements, maintenance, and upgrades. Coordinate with business, architecture, development, and technical teams to manage and implement database changes. Analyze potential hardware issues before contacting third-party support. Serve as the primary contact for escalating issues to third-party support when necessary. Troubleshoot and resolve database problems, documenting the solutions in the call logging system. Work with users to ensure prompt and satisfactory resolution of issues. Develop automated housekeeping and monitoring tasks to reduce manual intervention. Investigate and implement performance optimization strategies and prevent recurring problems. Maintain comprehensive system documentation. Ensure all system and application changes are approved through appropriate Change Control processes. Develop and maintain runbooks for High Availability and Disaster Recovery tests, planning and executing these tests as needed. Oversee the implementation of the bank's clearing business applications in development, test, and production environments, including application installation, release management, patching, and upgrades. Collaborate with the architecture team to provide technical expertise and support for global infrastructure projects.
Required Experience and Skills:
Proven experience implementing and supporting Postgres and MS-SQL databases in high-availability environments. Minimum 5 years of experience as an expert SQL/Postgres DBA. Extensive knowledge of Postgres Enterprise and/or Community editions. Experience with Red Hat Cluster, especially in the context of Postgres databases. Strong expertise in implementing and supporting streaming replication across sites. Automation skills for PostgreSQL installation. Comprehensive experience with Postgres and SQL database tools and technologies, such as: Deep understanding of architectural and operational complexities in Postgres and MS-SQL environments. Proficiency in administration, configuration, installation, maintenance, tuning, and troubleshooting of database environments. Expertise in capacity management, proactive housekeeping, and archiving. Experience in managing backups, disaster recovery, and high-availability database environments. Ability to support software developers in database operations, including SQL and stored procedure creation.
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