Ms SQL Database Administrator

Company Description

People join Leidos Australia for many different reasons. The interesting projects. Supportive and open-minded colleagues. The opportunities to develop. What unites us is the fact that everything we do benefits and safeguards Australia in some way. We’re proud of our Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more efficient, and every Leidos team member has a valued role to play - to Be the difference.

**Job Description**:
**Your New Role**

Follow defined ITSM processes including Incident and Problem analysis and management with technical issues. Perform post Incident reviews and root cause analysis related to the technologies you’ll be supporting.

Perform the following functions as individual assignments or as part of a team:

- Review the database designs and make recommendations for upgrades, designs and implementations;
- Implement and test database upgrades;
- Design and implement data migration activities;
- Maintain database design and implementation documentation;
- Implement organisational objectives for database improvement and compliance with industry standards;
- Provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity.
- Contribute to IT Support process and policy development.
- Ensure adherence to processes, procedures and security requirements.
- Ensure the IT Support products and services provided to Programs are of the highest quality and satisfy all regulatory and technical requirements.
- Comply with legislation and Company policies, processes and instructions, including those relating to non-discrimination, environment, safety, duty of care, and the quality management system.
- Display behaviours that reflect the Company values.
- Take reasonable care of your own health and safety, and that of others, follow any reasonable instruction given by the Company, and report any concern(s) which may give rise to danger, and/or any injury which may occur in the workplace.
- Other duties as required.

**Qualifications**:
Relevant certifications or Professional membership relating to Microsoft SQL Database.

**Experience**

Coupled with your education and practical experience, you will demonstrate a pro-active approach with the ability to understand the business, identify issues and develop relationships to achieve the company’s objectives. You will also have:

- Substantial professional experience working in a role within an engineering or project environment (preferably in a similar industry)
- Substantial experience with the relevant technologies and domains is essential. Microsoft SQL
- Proven experience administering, configuring and managing large scale SQL environments
- Substantial experience working in a large enterprise environments.

**Skills**
- Strong individual contributor and team player in a professional environment
- Highly effective in managing multiple, concurrent activities, while understanding and managing priorities, dependencies and risk
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- Good initiative in developing and improving systems and procedures
- Ability to independently develop and determine approaches to solutions in a practical and creative manner
- Strong conceptual, analytical and interpretive skills with high level of attention to details
- Strong focus on customer Service
- Strong planning and organising skills.

Additional Information
**What you will love**

Over the last year, we have successfully adapted our approach to continue to be collaborative, productive and, above all, safe and healthy. Leidos is continually looking for new ways to create better work life balance and have introduced life days were an employee can accrue time to use as an RDO which will equate to 12 days over the course of a year on top of your annual leave accrual. We have also introduced shift days where an employee can elect to fore go a Public holiday and use it when it best suits them (excluding ANZAC and Christmas public holidays). We proudly embrace diversity and support our people at every stage of their Leidos journey in terms of inclusion, accessibility and flexibility. At Leidos, you will be valued, included and supported. So if you are open-minded and keen to Be the difference, we look forward to welcoming you.
- This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold a current NV-1 security clearance. 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._