Permanent
30 May 2026 11:59pm
Database AdministratorTelstra's looking for a Database Administrator with some experience, to join a small, highly technical team supporting critical government environments. In this role, you’ll be responsible for maintaining, optimising and supporting SQL and Oracle databases that underpin key applications and services.
You’llwork in a collaborative operations environment where flexibility, technicalexpertiseand problem-solving are highly valued.
Ideally,you’llbe based in Canberra, but we can consider experienced DBA’s to be based in Sydney, also.
There’s workplace flexibility in this role; you can WFH, on-site or a mixture of both, depending on what suits you and your commitments. A minimum Active NV1 clearance isessentialto be considered for this role,and you must be able toparticipatein an on-call roster, approximately one in every ten weeks.
What we offer
Performance-related pay
16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
Purchased annual leave scheme
Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
Additional Telstra day off for you to spend as you like
Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
Whatyou’lldo
Manage andmaintainSQL and Oracle database environments
Perform database patching,upgradesand ongoing optimisation
Diagnose and resolve performance and availability issues (e.g. slow performance, capacity constraints, infrastructure impacts)
Support incident response, faultdiagnosisand service restoration activities
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to resolve cross-platform issues
About you
Candidates must hold an active current Defence clearance to be considered (Minimum NV1).
Proven experience working as a Database Administrator (DBA)
Strong technicalexpertiseacross SQL and Oracle databases
Experience performing database patching,upgradesand troubleshooting
Confident working in operational environments, including incident response
Highly competent, hands-on technical capability (depth of skill more important than years of experience)
Please ensure anup-to-dateCV is attached, to be considered.
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