Senior SQL Database Administrator

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Leidos Full time

2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

This range is provided by Leidos. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$146,600.00/yr - $246,163.00/yr

Description

  • Life Days are the Leidos way of recognising that we all need extra time to take care of life. By working slightly more than the minimum weekly hours (2 hours per week for full-timers), you can accrue up to12 days of leave per year.
  • Leidos Life Hubprovides access to discount offers or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers.
  • This team operates from Melbourne and Canberra – 100% on-site.
  • Our Team supports a range of Defence modernisation programs - Candidates must be Australian Citizens and hold an active NV-1 Security Clearance with the ability to obtain a NV-2.

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

The team consists of highly skilled Database Administrators who support and maintain a large enterprise environment spanning multiple locations within Australia and overseas.

Your New Role And Responsibilities

Reporting to the IT Capability Manager, our team enhances the design, implementation, testing, and maintenanceof Microsoft SQL Server instances and associated infrastructure.

A Snapshot Of Responsibilities Includes
  • Support: Manage large enterprise high-availability Microsoft SQL implementations.
  • Database Design and Implementation: Installing, creating, configuring, upgrading, and monitoring databases to ensure optimum performance.
  • Performance Monitoring and Optimisation: Regularly monitor database performance and optimise queries to ensure efficient query processes.
  • Database Security: Implementing and managing security measures to protect sensitive data and ensuring compliance with Australian standards.
  • Support for Application Teams: Support application teams for database-related incidents and requests.
  • ITIL Framework: Working within an ITIL framework for all work-related activities, including change, incident, and problem management.
  • Continual Improvement: Champion change on behalf of the team through proactive identification of improvement opportunities.
  • Technical escalation: Act as an escalation point for complex issues on behalf of the team.

What You'll Bring To Make An Impact
  • A high level of proficiency as a DBA managing Enterprise Microsoft SQL Server is essential.
  • An in-depth knowledge of the SQL Server Database engine.
  • Platform experience covering virtualisation, Windows clustering and associated technologies.
  • Experience in High Availability and Disaster Recovery scenarios (Always On Availability Groups, Clustering, Mirroring, Log shipping).
  • Experience undertaking backup and data recovery processes.
  • Experience with scripting via PowerShell to automate everyday tasks like SQL Server installations, Patching installations and health checks.

Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

Due to the nature of the role, you must be an Australian Citizen and hold an active NV-1 AGSVA security clearance.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network,Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Next Steps
  • To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
  • Recruitment process - 1 virtual interview and/or 1 face-to-face & background checks.
  • Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
  • We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team if you'd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

Original Posting

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.Seniority level
  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionInformation Technology
  • IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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