Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA)

Parramatta - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Ready to make a splash in your career WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA)(Full Time Permanent) to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essentialorganisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life your contribution will be valued and youll be supported to build a rewarding career.

Our perks and Benefits:

AtWaterNSW we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers dams and pipelines thats why we offer a load of benefits.

Flexible working

Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise Agreement
Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
Fertility leave
Corporate wear allowance
Professional development and educational assistance
Access to remote area benefit packaging based on work location

Salary starting from $% Super
And so much more!

Whatyoull do:

Deliver and manage highly available performant and scalable database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments to support business-critical applications and services.
Ensure data is kept secure enterprise wide and maintain strong security postures by enforcing access controls encryption data masking and monitoring while ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
Guarantee data recoverability and service continuity by implementing and validating backup restore and disaster recovery strategies tailored to both cloud and on-premises systems.
Continuously monitor and tune database performance and resource usage while proactively tracking and analysing costs to ensure the delivery of reliable responsive and cost-efficient database services.
Drive continual improvement initiatives tomaximise value and minimise unnecessary expenditure including adoption of new databasetechnologies and collaborating with developers to optimise code.
Streamline database provisioning security configuration and maintenance by applying repeatable automated processes using infrastructure-as-code and scripting tools.
Oversee the management and optimisation of cloud-based data management andtransformation services (such as Azure Data Factory Data Explorer managed PostgreSQL and related platforms) to support evolving business needs.

What we are looking for:

Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology Information Systems Computer Science orequivalent industry experience
Relational database data modelling and database management
Azure cloud technologies and Microsoft SQL Server
Extensive expertise in database design installation configuration administration and migration ata senior level
Experience with modern data pipelines data streaming and real-time analytics tools
Experience designing developing supporting and managing data warehousing technologies
Current NSW Drivers Licence

How we will support you:

At WaterNSW we balance flexibility and the way we work with the needs of the business our teams and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office we work in a hybrid way. If youre required to be in the field or on site the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways such as through a condensed work week.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you your colleagues and the public.

Who is WaterNSW

WaterNSW operates the states dams capturing and storing water and then supplying it ready for distribution for the environment agriculture industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state we play a vital role at the source of the states water delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.

Were the people taking care of the states water at the source capturing storing delivering. Find out more at .

For more information please reach out to: Nathan Hollis ( )

Please note applications for this position will close on 12 December 2025 5.00 pm.

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Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Ready to make a splash in your career WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Enterprise Database Administrator (DBA)(Full Time Permanent) to join our team.This is an opportunity to work with an essentialorganisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.This role offers the flexibility to wor...