Database Designer

12-month initial contract

Market rate

Brisbane, Melbourne or Wollongong

NV-1 Security Clearance essential

Join a high-performing Federal Government technology team supporting some of Australia's most important business registry platforms. Working within an Agile environment, you will play a key role in the design, delivery and ongoing optimisation of enterprise database solutions that underpin critical national services.

This opportunity sits within a platform and security-focused team responsible for the reliable, secure and compliant operation of large-scale registry systems. You will work closely with architecture, application development and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality database solutions across modern AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build and support enterprise PostgreSQL database solutions in AWS Aurora environments
Develop and optimise database schemas, queries, functions and triggers for performance and scalability
Collaborate with application, architecture and DevOps teams throughout the delivery lifecycle
Monitor and enhance database performance, availability and resilience
Implement backup, recovery and disaster management strategies
Provide technical guidance, mentoring and support continuous improvement initiatives

Key Skills

Extensive experience designing and supporting PostgreSQL databases
Strong expertise with AWS RDS Aurora and cloud-based database environments
Experience working within Agile delivery teams
Knowledge of database performance tuning, optimisation and scalability practices
Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, database migrations and infrastructure as code
Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Database Designer to contribute to nationally significant systems while working with modern cloud technologies in a collaborative Agile environment.

To apply or learn more, reach out at ***email_hidden*** or 0480 002 456.

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