Database Administrator

3 days ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Fair Work Ombudsman Full time

Ongoing Level 6 position available
- Position available in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane

**About the FWO**

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is an independent statutory office established by the Fair Work Act 2009. Our functions outline the responsibilities we have as set by the Fair Work Act 2009 to achieve our purpose:

- provide education, assistance, advice and guidance to employers, employees, outworkers, outworker entities and organisations
- provide and monitor compliance with workplace laws
- inquire into and investigate breaches of the Fair Work Act
- take appropriate enforcement action
- perform our statutory functions efficiently, effectively, economically and ethically.

**What our employees say about us**

We are one of the most engaged and high performing agencies in Australia; consistently scoring above average on employee engagement and wellbeing when surveyed against other APS agencies.

**What we offer you**

We provide a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment with access to:

- Great training and development opportunities
- Generous leave and flexible working arrangements
- Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a free counselling service for you and your family
- A competitive salary, plus 15.4% superannuation
- Rewards and recognition initiatives

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the FWO you must be an Australian citizen.

**About the team & role**

The Cyber & Data team provide Cybersecurity governance and Data solutions that are modern, reliable, focused on supporting FWO's business needs.

We are looking for a motivated applicants to work as part of a small team to deliver solutions to business problems, leveraging on-prem and Cloud technologies. You will have the opportunity to work closely with a range of stakeholders and work with various systems across the FWO and FWO's service providers.

**Typical Duties**

The duties and responsibilities of this role include, however, are not limited to:

- Supporting and upgrading Microsoft SQL Server databases and Servers.
- Pro-active and continual performance monitoring, tuning & support of the SQL Server environment
- Creating and maintaining database-related documentation, including standard operating procedures
- Ensuring products are maintained appropriately within their supported lifecycles
- Administering and managing Microsoft SQL Server instances across FWO, including Disaster Recovery solutions
- Contributing to the development and implementation of FWO's processes in on-prem and Azure cloud offerings

**What we are looking for**
- Demonstrated skills in configuration and administration of Microsoft SQL Server, including Integration and Analysis Services with SQL Server Management Studio and Transact SQL (T-SQL)
- Experience in monitoring health and performance of Microsoft SQL Server instances to proactively identify and resolve critical events to ensure high availability, performance and security compliance
- Experience in troubleshooting database related issues and outages
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to maintain close, positive working relationships with other support teams and service providers
- PowerShell scripting expertise
- Experience with Microsoft ETL tools (Azure Data Factory and SSIS) and Azure DevOps pipelines/Git

**Desirable qualifications**

Tertiary qualifications in ICT or a related field and/or equivalent experience as a database administrator.

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