Principal Database Automation Engineer

20 hours ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Talenza Full time $150,000 - $200,000 per year

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 modernisation 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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