Oracle & SQL DBA

  • Australia
  • Sydney
  • Permanent
  • AU$120000 - AU$134000 per annum

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Join a global technology operations team supporting a large-scale, enterprise database environment, where you’ll play a key role in maintaining performance, stability and availability across critical systems in a 24/7, follow-the-sun model.

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by our long standing client, a leading entertainment organisation. We are seeking a SQL & Oracle DBA.

Role Title: SQL & Oracle DBA

Employment Type: Permanent

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | Hybrid

Salary: $134k + super

Role Details:

  • Support and administer SQL Server and Oracle database environments across global systems
  • Perform BAU activities including patching, maintenance, upgrades and performance tuning
  • Monitor database health, performance and availability across production environments
  • Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across dev, test and production systems
  • Manage backup, recovery and high availability configurations
  • Work closely with CloudOps, DevOps and SRE teams in a highly collaborative environment
  • Operate within a global follow-the-sun support model across AU, UK and US
  • Participate in an on-call rotation every 3rd week, including weekend coverage

Required Skills and Experiences:

  • 5-10 years’ experience as a DBA in enterprise environments
  • Strong hands-on experience across SQL Server and Oracle (Oracle highly valued)
  • Proven experience with database maintenance, patching and performance tuning
  • Strong troubleshooting capability in live, production environments
  • Experience supporting high availability and disaster recovery solutions
  • Comfortable working across development, test and production environments
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a global team

Technical Environment:

  • SQL Server (core platform)
  • Oracle (critical capability)
  • AWS (RDS-heavy environment)
  • Backup, recovery and HA/DR (e.g. Always On, RMAN, Data Guard)
  • Exposure to open-source / NoSQL databases (nice to have)
  • Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python or similar – nice to have)

Additional Details and Benefits:

  • Work in a global, enterprise-scale environment across US, UK and AUS
  • Strong collaboration with CloudOps, DevOps and SRE teams
  • High-impact role focused on stability, performance and reliability
  • 4.5 day working week
  • Exposure to modern cloud-based database environments (AWS RDS)
  • Opportunity to operate at a deep technical level across complex systems

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