Company Description Every institution values excellence.
What matters most is why.
Griffith was created to be a different type of university.
You'll find we're about leading research, academic excellence, and the transformative power of education.
But what sets us apart is why those things matter and how you'll achieve them.
Why?
Griffith brings together exceptional minds like yours from across the globe and from all walks of life.
Here, we do incredible work, questioning and challenging, always in the pursuit of excellence.
Digital Solutions.
A team you'll want to be a part of.
When you join Digital Solutions, you'll be part of a team that delivers impact by enhancing digital experiences for the graduates of tomorrow, researchers of today and all those working to make it a brighter future.
But we know it's not just what you do that matters, it's who you do it with.
Our people will tell you – our team sets us apart.
We promise a supportive and friendly environment where you'll collaborate to make an impact.
Make it matter.
Join Digital Solutions at Griffith.
Job Description About the Opportunity Digital Solutions is a value-motivated strategic IT partner for the University.
Focused on delivering empowering digital experiences for our Students, Colleagues and Community.
We work within a contemporary operating model and are modernising our technologies and ways of working to create value and build a digital future for Griffith.
We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Reliability, Middleware and Integration team.
The Senior Platform Engineer works as part of a team to ensure the successful operation of application and integration technology platforms, minimising any disruptions that can impact client experience.
The Reliability, Middleware and Integration Team works to delivers secure, highly available, and observable application and integration platforms in conjunction with other infrastructure teams.
In this role, you'll be working with Infrastructure, Cloud, Cyber Security and Product Teams to support applications, integrations and release management.
Key Responsibilities: Support, monitoring and provisioning of pre-production and production application and integration environments/platforms.
Work with projects, product teams and/or vendors to implement and/or support integrations between on premise systems or hybrid integrations with third party solutions.
Support, installation, configuration, upgrades and patching of applications.
Use observability tools to create checks, dashboards and surface key metrics to support product teams.
Use automated tools like Azure DevOps, Gitlab, Github for release management including pipeline creation/maintenance.
Use of IaC leveraging Terraform & Ansible for infrastructure and configuration management.
Automate repeatable processes.
Take a guiding role in the development, implementation, and support of the Corporate Enterprise Systems with a specific focus on data service availability.
Design and develop appropriate management processes to ensure the security and integrity of all corporate databases and ensure that all availability and performance targets are met.
Develop documentation for use by database administrators, system operations and administrative staff.
Participate in project and operational teams.
Continue to monitor developments in software and hardware to improve systems and services.
Support compliance with relevant legislation and University policies and procedures, including equity and health & safety and exhibit good practice in relation to same.
About you Be able to identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and security Oracle 19c RAC experience on RHEL including Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle ASM (Automatic Storage Manager) Oracle Dataguard MySQL administration on any unix platform (preferable on RHEL) SQL Server 2016+ administration including experience with clustering/Always On PostgreSQL on cloud or on Prem Azure Cloud managing and supporting SQL databases Experience with Jira and working in a Agile Environment is advantageous Experience with Oracle Database management is a Must Experience in Database Migration to Cloud Environments is advantageous Experiences with Postgres FlexiServer and Azure SQL Server (DaaS, Managed SQL Server, SQL Database) The following would be highly regarded: Cloud Platforms: Understanding of AWS, Azure Services, or OCI Monitoring and Logging: Familiarity with tools like New Relic and Datadog Demonstrated experience managing and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server, ProstgreSQL and MySQL databases.
Substantial experience in the Oracle technology including RAC, ASM, Data Guard, and RMAN.
Candidates must have full unrestricted Australian work rights and may be subject to a National criminal history check.
Please note sponsorship is not available for this role.
What we can offer This is a continuing opportunity based at our Nathan campus.
As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other campuses.
HEW 8 - Base salary range $108,764.25 - $122,356.68 per annum + 17% superannuation.
The total FTE package is in the range $127,254.18 - $143,157.32 Additional Information Why join Griffith?
As a values-led organisation, at Griffith University, we've worked hard to create a dynamic and strong organisational culture.
We offer: Wide range of Learning and Development opportunities Mix of on campus and work from home options available and a supportive work environment Salary packaging options and corporate health discounts Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave and leave loading Support with future learning opportunities through our educational staff assistance scheme Opportunities for internal mobility Health Safety and Wellbeing initiatives – on campus Gym facilities How to apply At Griffith, we're committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all - whoever you are and wherever you're from.
If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.
Griffith University values diversity, inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.
For more information please visit our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page.
Griffith University also maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy against all forms of modern slavery.
For more information, please refer to Griffith's Modern Slavery Policy.
Please submit your application online and ensure it includes the following: A covering letter outlining your suitability for the role, please refer to the qualifications above and position description.
Maximum two page current curriculum vitae/resume including full contact details Closing date: Wednesday 9th October @11:59PM.
All applications must be submitted online.
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