Serco is a place where you can grow Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.
We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including: Opportunities for career progression and professional development Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package Access to Serco's Employee Networks for diversity, inclusion, and belonging Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance Long-term, secure government contracts Make an impact at Serco As a Senior Database Administrator, you'll provide critical support for our database environment, driving innovation and ensuring high performance.
You will work closely with internal teams and external government clients to deliver and maintain robust database solutions.
As a Senior Database Administrator in our Digital Services team, you'll make a positive impact by: Managing the design, implementation, and maintenance of Oracle and MS SQL databases Ensuring database security, backups, and recovery procedures are in place Monitoring and improving the performance of Oracle and SQL database servers Overseeing high availability and disaster recovery processes Liaising with external vendors and clients for seamless operations Providing on-call support and troubleshooting as required Serco is a place for you As this role supports government contracts, Australian citizenship is required.
You may also need to work weekends when necessary.
To be successful in this role, you'll have: A degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience Proven experience with Oracle and SQL Server database administration in a medium to large organisation Oracle Database Appliance and Oracle KVM Virtualization experience would be an advantage Proven expertise in IT operations with a deep understanding of database architecture, principles, and best practices Extensive experience managing database administration tasks including backups, recovery, refreshes, sizing, performance tuning, and security Proficiency in PL/SQL, T-SQL, and Oracle/Red Hat Linux server administration Expertise in High Availability and Disaster Recovery, including Oracle Data Guard and Always On Availability Groups At Serco, you'll be part of a global company that values diversity, collaboration, and innovation.
You'll have the opportunity to grow your career and make a real impact on important services that matter to communities.
Are you ready to do important work that really matters?
At Serco, we bring together the right people, technology, and partners to create impactful solutions for some of the world's most urgent challenges.
Our work across Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills in Health, Defence, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.
We seek and celebrate diversity, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to responding to every applicant.
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