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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our database support team. In this role, you will provide 24x7 support for NSWPF’s mission‑critical systems across multiple database technologies, ensuring the performance, availability, and security of databases platforms.
Responsibilities
- Plan, schedule, and apply database patches, upgrades, and routine maintenance activities.
- Diagnose and resolve complex database issues promptly; escalate unresolved problems to vendors to minimize downtime.
- Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to optimize system efficiency.
- Provide technical support for incident resolution and problem management.
- Support and participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
- Implement and maintain robust backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Perform day-to-day support and administration of multiple database environments, ensuring their stability, reliability, and optimal performance.
- Participate in on-call roster to provide 24 hours/7 days per week support for database systems to maintain high availability and system resiliency.
- Maintain system documentation, standards, and procedures.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in day-to-day management and administration of at least two of these database systems – Oracle, SQL Server, Informix and Adabas.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting mission critical, high availability systems including participation in a 24/7 on-call support roster to ensure continuous database availability.
- Extensive experience and expertise in database performance tuning, monitoring, and optimization.
- Demonstrated experience in planning, scheduling, and applying database patches, upgrades, and routine maintenance activities.
- Highly experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex database issues including incident resolution and problem management.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing high-availability database system.
- Demonstrated experience in disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
- Demonstrated experience in planning, implementing, and maintaining robust database backup and recovery procedures.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Must be an Australian Citizen, a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen.
- Must undergo a rigorous National Police (criminal history) Check and obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.
Skills
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- Informix
- Adabas
- Database performance tuning
- Database monitoring
- Database optimization
- Incident resolution
- Problem management
- High-availability database systems
- Disaster recovery planning
- Backup and recovery procedures
- Communication skills
Location
- Parramatta
Work Type
- Temporary Full-Time
Experience Level
- Experienced Senior Database Administrator
Salary/Compensations
- competitive salary
Benefits
- flexible work options
- opportunity to purchase leave
- annual leave loading
- corporate wellbeing programs including seminars and the Fitness Passport
- free annual influenza vaccination
- salary packaging options via superannuation contributions or a novated vehicle lease
- convenient location for public transport and to shops etc
- in-house gym facilities
About the Company
- The NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is one of the largest police forces in the western world, with more than 20,000 employees, including more than 4,000 administrative employees who support the sworn officers that provide a range of law and order services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the socially, geographically and culturally diverse community of NSW.
Equal Opportunity
- At the NSW Police Force, we are proud to be an employer of a diverse range of people. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and respectful workplace for all employees where differences are embraced, contributions are valued, and everyone has a sense of connection and belonging.
- We welcome applications from individuals with diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people of all ages.