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Database Administrator (DBA)
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- $56.78 - $81.99 an hour
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Azure
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Database Administrator (DBA)

Tasmain CloudWorks
Adelaide SA

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Job Details

Permanent | Full-time
$56.78 - $81.99 an hour

Qualifications

Performance tuning
Computer science
Data modelling
Azure
Oracle
Computer Science
Cassandra
Ansible
Encryption
Microsoft SQL Server
NoSQL
MongoDB
SQL
Database administration
Education
Bachelor's degree
PostgreSQL
Terrafrom
Security
RDS database
MySQL
MariaDB

Full Job Description

Database Administrator (DBA) — Job Description

Role summary

Manages, tunes, secures, and supports database systems to ensure availability, performance, backup/recovery, and data integrity for applications and analytics.

Key responsibilities

Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB).
Design and implement database schemas, indexing strategies, partitioning, and data modeling for performance and scalability.
Monitor database health and performance; perform tuning (queries, indexes, parameters) and capacity planning.
Implement and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures; regularly test recovery processes.
Manage high-availability and replication setups (streaming replication, clustering, Always On, Galera).
Ensure database security: access controls, encryption at rest/in transit, auditing, and patch management.
Automate routine tasks (provisioning, maintenance, patching) using scripts and IaC/automation tools.
Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and lead remediation and post-incident reviews.
Collaborate with developers and application teams on schema changes, queries, and migration strategies; review DDL/DDL changes.
Maintain documentation: runbooks, maintenance plans, configuration baselines, and capacity records.
Contribute to backup retention policies, data lifecycle management, and compliance requirements (PII handling, GDPR/HIPAA where applicable).
Mentor junior DBAs and participate in on-call rotation for database incidents.

Qualifications

Education: BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
Experience: 3–7+ years as a DBA or database engineer; senior roles commonly 5+ years.
Technical skills: Deep knowledge of one or more RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL/MariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server) and familiarity with NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) beneficial.
Performance & tuning: Strong SQL expertise, query optimization, index design, and execution plan analysis.
High availability & backups: Hands-on with replication, clustering, PITR, logical/physical backups, and recovery testing.
Cloud & tooling: Experience with managed database services (RDS/Aurora, Cloud SQL, Azure SQL), monitoring tools, and provisioning automation (Terraform, Ansible).
Scripting & automation: Proficient in Bash, Python, or PowerShell for automation and tooling.
Security & compliance: Knowledge of encryption, RBAC, auditing, and data protection regulations.
Soft skills: Problem-solving, clear communication, documentation discipline, and ability to collaborate across teams.

Working conditions

On-call rotation for incident response; may include after-hours maintenance windows and migrations.
Hybrid or on-site access to data centers may be required for certain environments.

Performance metrics

Database availability and SLA/SLO adherence.
Mean time to recover (MTTR) and incident frequency.
Backup success and RTO/RPO adherence.
Query/transaction latency and throughput metrics.
Change success rate and deployment automation coverage.

Pay: $56.78 – $81.99 per hour

Work Location: In person

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