Senior SQL Database Administrator
About The Position
Kinetic IT is seeking a SQL DBA for the National Services team, primarily supporting a high-profile client in East Perth. This role encompasses both infrastructure and application responsibilities, covering general SQL duties. The position also includes an on-call rotation, week on week off. The core functions involve managing, supporting, and optimizing Microsoft SQL Server platforms within a managed services environment. This includes providing Business As Usual (BAU) DBA support, such as monitoring, incident response, root cause analysis, and issue resolution. Key responsibilities also include designing, implementing, and supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions, performing performance tuning and optimization, and managing backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes with regular testing and documentation. Additionally, the role requires implementing and maintaining database security controls, contributing to service improvement through automation and other initiatives, and ensuring security and compliance through access control, encryption, vulnerability management, and audit alignment. The role also involves assisting with automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve reliability, and contributing to the continuous improvement of database standards, tooling, and operational processes.
Requirements
- Proven track record as a Senior SQL DBA
- Experience across infrastructure and applications
- Demonstrated experience supporting high availability and mission critical database environments
- Experience working with DevOps pipelines
- Solid troubleshooting and diagnostic skills in performance and stability issues
- Understanding of security, compliance and audit requirements in enterprise environments
- Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams and stakeholders
- Ability to communicate effectively within a customer environment
Nice To Haves
- Any exposure to DevOps Pipelines
- Any automation exposure
- Exposure to additional database platforms such as Oracle or cloud environments is advantageous
- Any exposure to Oracle Databases would be advantageous
Responsibilities
- Manage, support and optimise Microsoft SQL Server platforms within a managed services environment
- Provide BAU DBA support including monitoring, incident response, root cause analysis and issue resolution
- Design, implement and support high availability and disaster recovery solutions
- Perform performance tuning and optimisation
- Manage backup, restore and disaster recovery processes, including regular testing and documentation
- Implement and maintain database security controls
- Contribute towards automation & other improvement activities
- Ensure security and compliance: Access control, encryption, vulnerability management and audit alignment
- Assist with automation solutions to reduce manual effort and improve reliability
- Contribute to continuous improvement of database standards, tooling and operational processes
Benefits
- Formal training
- Mentoring
- Vendor exam support
- Communities of practice
- Regular development reviews
- Access new roles via our internal ‘Opportunity Marketplace’ careers hub
- Hybrid options
- Flexible hours
- Mobility
- Part-time roles (customer needs permitting)
- Social events
- Cultural celebrations
- End-of-year functions
- Health and wellness resources
- Tailored leave and support options
- EAP access
- Access to our employee discounts platform
- Discounted gym membership
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
