SQL DBA

Hays · Newcastle NSW 2300 · Full time
Posted 8d ago

SQL DBA

KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Administer and maintain an enterprise environment of approximately 200 on-premises Microsoft SQL Servers, ensuring availability, resilience and security.
  • Manage backups, recovery, disaster recovery, monitoring, patching and performance optimisation, and troubleshoot production database and infrastructure issues.
  • Work with infrastructure and application teams, with opportunities to take ownership of the environment and support future Azure and data platform initiatives.

SQL DBA | Permanent Position | Open to candidates who are looking to relocate to Newcastle

Your new company
Join a large, established corporate organisation with a significant technology environment and a collaborative infrastructure team based in Newcastle. Youll work alongside infrastructure, networking, service desk, integration and data teams, supporting business-critical systems across a complex enterprise environment.

Your new role
As the Database Administrator, youll take ownership of an environment of approximately 200 Microsoft SQL Servers, with a strong focus on on-premises infrastructure.
Youll be responsible for the day-to-day administration, performance, resilience and availability of the SQL environment, including backup and recovery, disaster recovery, optimisation, monitoring and security.
This is a hands-on infrastructure DBA position rather than a software development role. Youll work closely with the wider infrastructure and applications teams to troubleshoot issues, improve database performance and ensure critical business applications remain highly available.
What you'll need to succeed

Strong hands-on Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience within enterprise production environments A background in infrastructure-focused DBA roles rather than SQL development Strong experience with disaster recovery, high availability and database resilience Extensive backup, restore, monitoring and performance optimisation experience Experience administering and supporting large on-premises SQL Server environments Good understanding of Windows Server and wider IT infrastructure Ability to independently troubleshoot database and infrastructure-related issues Experience with database security, patching and operational maintenance Azure or cloud database exposure would be advantageous, but is not essential

What you'll get in return
Up to 10% annual bonusFive weeks' annual leaveFully reimbursed parkingModern Newcastle office close to public transportOpportunity to take ownership of a significant SQL Server environmentExposure to future Azure and data platform initiativesLong-term opportunities to broaden your skills beyond traditional DBA responsibilitiesSupportive and experienced infrastructure teamWhat you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to charlie.pym@hays.com.au.
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Skills

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AzureBackup and recoveryCloud databasesCollaborativeDatabase administrationDatabase monitoringDatabase patchingDatabase performance optimisationDatabase securityDisaster recoveryHigh availabilityIt infrastructureMs sql serverOn-premises infrastructureTroubleshootingWindows server

Perks & benefits

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Annual bonus up to 10%Exposure to future azure and data platform initiativesFive weeks annual leaveFully reimbursed parkingLong-term opportunities to broaden skillsModern office close to public transportOpportunity to take ownership of a significant sql server environmentSupportive and experienced infrastructure team