Database Administrator

Description:

The ANU Story: ANU is home to some of the most remarkable people from across the world: visionaries, influential leaders, researchers and advocates creating impact and change nationally, regionally and globally. ANU attracts exceptional staff and students and, through education and enrichment programs, helps them to achieve ambitious goals, and pursue brilliant careers. Ranked in the top 30 universities globally, the first Australian university to be recognised in this elite tier, ANU continues to be an academic resource for the whole of Australia.

Digital Transformation: We have released our ANU 2025 Strategy and our Digital Master Plan, which will see ANU embark on the biggest digital transformation in our history; a transformation that matches our national and global mission. Our digital future will transform the experience of ANU for our students, researchers, academics, professional staff and the wider community and we are seeking great people to be a part of this history making journey.

Working at ANU: Our staff enjoy some amazing employee benefits including

Highly flexible working arrangements and locations

• Excellent support for skills development
• Family friendly working environment including good work/life balance and an inclusive and supportive culture

About ITS

Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers digital solutions that enable the Australian National University to achieve its strategic goals: a student experience equal to the world’s best, and research that transforms society and creates national capability. ITS has responsibility for the University’s digital ecosystem and is leading the delivery of the Digital Master Plan, a 10-year strategic roadmap for the transformation of the University’s digital capability.

About this roles

• Application DBA - The role entails ensuring the smooth operation of the databases and the applications they support. This involves but is not limited to

• Environment configuration
• Application deployments
• Application performance management, and
• Web application configuration and deployment

An interest in using tools such as PowerShell, exposure to Microsoft Active Directory, and associated management concepts.

ITS is seeking a suitably qualified individual with a successful record of achievements, for the positions within the Database team. This role is expected to provide applications development and support services for enterprise systems that support key University functions.

This role will require demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server technologies and associated systems, as well as comprehensive understanding of application development techniques. Effective communication and problem-solving skills are fundamental to the role.

If you would like to use your information technology knowledge and expertise to support the ANU community in the higher education environment, then you are welcome to apply for this positions and join the ITS Database Team within Application Services.