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Database Developer in Greater Melbourne, Australia

Whizdom

  • ContractFixed-term or freelance

Greater Melbourne, Australia

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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