Database Administrator

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Vicinity Centres Full time

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Senior Talent & Org Development Advisor at Vicinity Centres

We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.

We're evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.

We are Vicinity.

The key purpose of the Database Administrator role is to manage, maintain, and secure organisational databases to ensure their performance, availability, and integrity. This role involves designing and implementing reliable and scalable relational and non-relational databases, monitoring and troubleshooting performance issues, and ensuring compliance with relevant security standards. Responsibilities include planning and development of database systems, formalising backup processes, managing user access, and implementing updates to optimise system efficiency. The Database Administrator collaborates with other IT teams and stakeholders to support database-related activities and ensure seamless information flow across the organisation.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Database Management

  • Install, configure, and maintain database systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
  • Monitor database performance, implement changes, and apply new patches and versions when required.
  • Ensure data integrity and security by implementing appropriate measures and controls.
  • Implement and maintains database security measures to protect sensitive data.

Data Backup & Recovery

  • Develop and implement data backup and recovery plans to protect against data loss.
  • Perform regular backups and test recovery procedures to ensure data can be restored in case of failure.

Performance Tuning & Optimisation

  • Monitor and analyse database performance, identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal performance.
  • Implement performance tuning and optimisation techniques to improve database efficiency.

Security Management

  • Implement and maintain database security measures to protect sensitive data.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and security standards.
  • Work closely with other platform engineers, application engineers and other IT teams to support database-related activities.
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance for database issues.

Documentation & Reporting

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of database configurations, processes, and procedures.
  • Generate reports on database performance, usage, and security as required.
  • Stay abreast of emerging database technologies and industry trends.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage new technologies to enhance database management and performance.

Key Role Relationships

  • Application Engineers
  • IT Support
  • Functional Managers
  • Managed Service Providers
  • External Consultants

Experience & Capabilities

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE (what you have done)

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or similar.
  • Over 5 years of experience in database administration.
  • Experience with database management systems such as SQL Server, Oracle, Postgre, MySQL, NoSQL and other industry leading RDBMS platforms.

CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE (what you need to know)

  • Knowledge of database security measures and industry regulations.
  • Understanding of data backup, recovery, and performance tuning techniques.
  • Proficient in database management systems, SQL, and relevant database tools.
  • Strong understanding of database security, backup, and recovery processes.

CAPABILITIES (what you can do)

  • Exceptional verbal, written, visual, and negotiation skills, effectively engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Good report writing and presentation skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve database issues.
  • Demonstrated agility and effectiveness in implementing change initiatives to optimise productivity and focus.
  • Proactively seeks and implements more efficient and effective work methods, establishing standardised procedures and mitigating potential risks.
  • Effectively collaborates with engineers and other IT teams to support database-related activities.
  • Ability to provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance for database issues.
  • Ability to monitor and analyse database performance, identifying and resolving issues to ensure optimal performance.

What we offer

At Vicinity Centres, we are committed to providing our employees with a rewarding and fulfilling work experience. We offer a range of benefits, including:


• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses


• Opportunities for career development and progression


• Discounts and exclusive offers at our shopping centres


• Health and wellbeing initiatives to support your overall wellbeing

We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.

At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Our people and our Employee Advocacy Groups (Gender Balance, Cultural Diversity, Disability & Access and Pride & Allies) actively build community and provide allyship within Vicinity. If you'd like to speak to someone to understand what it's like firsthand to work here, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team.

We are aware of current limitations with our website accessibility and are working towards improving this. Should you experience any issues accessing information in this job advertisement or the application form, and require this in an alternate format, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team. Similarly, if you would like to discuss workplace accessibility, any reasonable adjustments we can make to better support you during the recruitment process, or your potential future role please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team.

Seniority level
  • Seniority levelAssociate
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionInformation Technology

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