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Senior Database Administrator

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Senior Database Administrator

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SQL QueriesMongoDBMicrosoft SQL ServerIBM Db2

6 days ago

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Contract type:

Freelance / Contract

Location:

Canberra ACT, Australia

Work mode:

Hybrid

Published on:

14 October 2026

What they need


Seeking an experienced DBA with expertise across SQL Server, MongoDB and Db2 to support enterprise DB upgrades

Your New Company

Join a large Federal Government department responsible for delivering critical services to millions of Australians. Operating at significant scale, the organisation continues to invest heavily in modernising and maintaining enterprise technology platforms that support high-volume, business-critical systems. You'll work within a highly skilled infrastructure environment supporting complex database technologies and contributing to major uplift and migration initiatives.
Your New Role

As a Database Administrator, you will provide specialist support across a diverse enterprise database landscape including Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 z/OS, IBM Db2 Midrange and MongoDB. The immediate focus of the role will be supporting critical MongoDB upgrade and migration activities while ensuring system stability, performance and data integrity.

You will work closely with technical teams to plan, validate and implement database upgrades, migrations and optimisation activities, while identifying and mitigating operational and technical risks. This role will also support performance tuning, backup and recovery activities, troubleshooting, documentation, and knowledge transfer across the wider team.

What You'll Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

  • Extensive experience administering enterprise database platforms including SQL Server, IBM Db2 z/OS, IBM Db2 Midrange and MongoDB.
  • Strong expertise in database upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, backup and recovery, replication and high availability.
  • Experience planning and implementing database version upgrades whilst maintaining data integrity, availability and service continuity.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within large and complex ICT environments.
  • Experience supporting databases within containerised environments and understanding associated deployment and operational risks.
  • Strong technical documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience working within government or large enterprise environments will be highly regarded.
  • Ability to transfer knowledge and mentor internal teams through documentation and skills-uplifting activities.

What You'll Get in Return

  • Opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise database platforms.
  • Exposure to critical migration and modernisation projects.
  • Collaborative and highly technical environment.
  • Competitive contract opportunity within a major Federal Government program.
  • Opportunity to contribute to systems supporting millions of Australians.
  • What You Need to Do Now
    If you're interested in this role, click 'Apply Now' to submit your application. For a confidential discussion and further information, please contact me at [email protected]

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