Senior Database Engineer

Description:

• Enjoy the security of a permanent full-time role – 2 positions available
• Competitive salary package and access to multiple benefits
• Offering work life balance and negotiable work location statewide

With TAFE NSW you will have the opportunity to grow your professional career in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value and proudly play a meaningful role in the once in a generation transformation of Australia’s largest skills and training provider!

We have a great opportunity for 2 individuals to join the collaborative and innovative Servers and Storage team on a full-time basis. Location is negotiable at a TAFE NSW campus (pending accommodation). The Senior Database Engineer is responsible for designing and managing the database systems at TAFE to ensure secure access along with high performance and reliability to achieve optimal outcomes for business requirements. You will apply your technical knowledge across TAFE database systems to resolve issues, contribute to application and platform management, perform regular upgrades and review practices and processes to ensure data integrity.

In a similar role, you have experience managing large secure database systems and have maintained them to deliver a high level of performance and reliability. You have designed and implemented robust procedures and guidelines supporting database security, privacy and confidentially. You have been responsible for ensuring existing database technology and associated platforms all work together to deliver a high level of service across the organisation.

You can influence and engage multiple stakeholders with your excellent communications skills and are proficient in managing and maintaining database systems. You are a natural problem solver and enjoy building trusting relationships and collaborating with your team.

Crucially, you are someone who shares the TAFE NSW Values of Integrity, Collaboration, Excellence and Customer First.

• Degree qualifications in related field or equivalent experience
• Experience in implementing and supporting database services and infrastructure in a complex enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated database design and development skills.
• Hands-on experience across multiple contemporary database platforms including Oracle, Microsoft SQL and MySQL/Maria DB.
• Proven ability to maintain databases in a highly available, geographically distributed model.
• Experience supporting various application platforms from a database perspective, including SAP, Peoplesoft and bespoke applications
• Experience in a position of leading technical expertise.