The Hospital:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
Database Administrator (AO7) – Digital-
Parkville location, close to public transport
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Friendly and supportive team environment
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Permanent full-time role
About the Role
This is a Permanent Full-Time position within the Digital Department, Servers, Storage and Cloud Operations team.
You will provide hands-on administration and support of SQL Server and Oracle database platforms, ensuring high levels of availability, performance, security and data integrity for critical clinical and operational systems. You will also contribute to the stabilisation, maintenance and incremental improvement of the existing database environment.
Classification for this position will range from AO71 – AO75 $111,103.20 - $121,274.40 per annum pro rata (FTE base salary range applicable, plus superannuation).
What you’ll achieve:-
Provide BAU database administration support, including monitoring, troubleshooting, patching, backup and recovery
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Support high availability and disaster recovery environments (e.g. Always On, clustering, Oracle equivalents)
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Maintain stability and performance of critical clinical and operational systems
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Contribute to incident, problem and change management processes
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Support ongoing improvements to database reliability and supportability
Your skills and experience-
Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise SQL Server and Oracle database environments
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Strong hands-on experience with database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery
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Experience working in on-premises production environments
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Ability to troubleshoot issues and respond effectively in operational/BAU settings
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Strong communication and collaboration skills within a technical team
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department
The Digital Department provides critical technology services supporting clinical, operational and corporate functions across the hospital. The Servers, Storage and Cloud Operations team manages core infrastructure platforms, including a predominantly on‑premises SQL Server and Oracle database environment supporting key clinical systems.
What we offer:-
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
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Professional development and special events
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Culture of continuous improvement
Other requirements:-
Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
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Valid Working with Children Check
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Compliance with RCH’s “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
or Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information about this position please contact Vladimir Polovnikov Email:
[email protected]
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 2 July 2026
