Principal Database Automation Engineer

2 days ago

Sydney, Australia ClearCompany Full time

Principal Database Automation Engineer - SQL Infrastructure

Location: Sydney (Hybrid)
Industry: Financial Services
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

The Opportunity

Our client, a leading name in the financial services sector, is seeking a Principal Database Automation Engineer to take ownership of their enterprise-scale SQL infrastructure and drive the automation and modernization of their database platforms.

This is a senior, hands‑on role suited to someone who has developed from a deep on‑premises infrastructure background - with strong experience across storage, networks, and core infrastructure - and evolved into a leader in database automation, architecture, and design.

What You'll Do

- Lead the design, build, and automation of highly available SQL database environments supporting critical financial applications.

- Develop and implement infrastructure automation solutions using Terraform or Ansible.

- Partner with architecture, platform, and DevOps teams to define and deliver the strategic database automation roadmap.

- Optimise and modernise SQL infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance, and security across environments.

- Provide architectural guidance on database platform design, integration, and migration (including Postgres).

- Mentor engineering teams and champion best practices around automation, observability, and infrastructure‑as‑code.

What We're Looking For

- Proven experience in database engineering and automation roles within complex, regulated environments.

- Deep hands‑on expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and solid working knowledge of PostgreSQL.

- A strong grounding in on‑premises infrastructure - particularly storage, networking, and compute.

- Proficiency with Terraform and/or Ansible for infrastructure automation.

- Demonstrated architectural and design experience, ideally across hybrid or multi‑cloud environments.

- A mindset for innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Why Join?

- Work at the forefront of database platform innovation within a global financial services leader.

- Influence high‑level technical direction and strategy.

- Enjoy a culture of collaboration, flexibility, and engineering excellence.

- Competitive salary and outstanding benefits package.

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