Database Engineer - Single Digital Patient Record (Health Manager Level
Join a program making healthcare more connected across NSW – while enjoying competitive pay, and real career growth.
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Permanent full-time opportunity
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Work from our modern offices | Chatswood/St Leonards
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Attractive salary starting from $132,236 up to $150,222 + 12% Super and annual leave loading
Applications Close: 11:59pm, Wednesday 12 August 2026
Your work matters at Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), NSW Health
Be part of one of the biggest digital transformations in Australia’s public health history. The SDPR program is reshaping the way care is delivered across NSW - bringing patient information together into one safe, secure, connected system.
If you want your work to have real impact at scale, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of healthcare in NSW.
Join the Team
We have an exciting opportunity in our Single Digital Patient Record Implementation Authority (SDPRIA), for an Engineer - Database.
The SDPRIA Cloud Hosting Team is building the new mission critical system which clinicians across NSW Health rely on to provide 24 x 7 critical care. A key aspect of the role will be to contribute to a team supporting the core technology infrastructure for our new Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) electronic medical record, with a focus on the Amazon Web Services tier, which is the foundation application hosting platform for the SDPR program. SDPR will provide a secure, holistic, and integrated view of the care a patient receives across the NSW Health system, enabling clinicians to access a patient's medical information in real time from a single source.
In this role, your team will:
Support the core technology infrastructure for SDPR by:
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Taking accountability for the design, implementation, and operations of hosting the Epic software solution on the Amazon Web Services Public Cloud platform.
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Supporting the SDPR program's capability to deliver subsequent implementation schedules to time, budget, and quality.
In this role, you will:
Deliver complex systems architecture and ensure the successful building, operating and running of products or platforms in alignment with relevant roadmaps.
Deploy, and manage the foundational infrastructure for robustness, scalability, and fault tolerance.
Account for optimisation, cost efficiency, integrations, and automation.
Collaborate with the team to achieve cross-functional synergy, lifting the overall capability of the SDPR platform.
Collaborate with various technical and non-technical stakeholders, including platform and product owners, solution architects, engineers, project team members, and SMEs from our partners.
For more information, read the position description.
About You
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Demonstrated experience in build and support of enterprise services on public cloud platforms in a shared services environment.
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Expertise in operating databases such as Intersystems IRIS or Oracle including monitoring, performance management, backups, ETL processes, operating systems (Linux) and public Cloud (Azure or AWS).
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Demonstrated experience with leading modern ICT Delivery and operational practices, including associated operating methodologies (such as Agile)
You will succeed in this role if you:
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Enjoy working in an environment where no two days are the same.
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Are motivated by tight deadlines and problem solving on the go.
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Can juggle multiple priorities while staying calm and outcome focused.
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Thrive when collaborating with others to deliver results in a fast moving space.
Why work at SDPR
Our people are at the heart of who we are. We support our people with great benefits so they can enrich health in millions of ways every day:
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Professional growth and career development
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Allocated day off per month
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Salary packaging
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Various health and wellbeing programs to support our team
Learn More About Us
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Check out our diversity and inclusion commitment
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Learn more about Single Digital Patient Record
How to apply
Share with us your most up to date resume (up to 5 pages), highlighting your relevant skills and experience and your response to the targeted question below.
While we accept AI use - we want your application to feel genuine and true to you.
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Provide an example where you upgraded or migrated services to the Cloud. What problem were you solving through this process?
We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to assist with resumes and applications. While we welcome their use, we’re eager to see your personality and get to know the person behind the application!
For questions around the role or recruitment process, including adjustments, please contact our Talent Advisor, Vaaruni Narayanaiyengar, or Hiring Manager – Michael Ormerod and quote REQ682843.
Additional information
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This role may require evening, night, weekend and/or shift work, in accordance with operational needs and Award provisions.
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This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
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To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).
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If you currently reside outside NSW, please indicate in your application whether you are willing to relocate if successful.
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