Senior Cloud Database Administrator

General Information

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Name Senior Cloud Database Administrator Site / Location Melbourne Support Centre Ref # 12376983 Entity Australia Post Opening Date 30-Oct-2025 Suburb Richmond Work Type Permanent Full Time

Description & Requirements

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 Help us deliver a better tomorrow

Australia Post is delivering for all Australians. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride. 

What You'Ll Deliver For Us:

A hands-on technical role that is accountable for designing, delivering, and running Database Services for the Australia Post Group public cloud providers including the provision and management of the specific technical service.  Carries out maintenance, monitoring, and support for infrastructure to ensure the stable operations of the organisations Database Services environment.    

We're empowered to deliver for our teams and to delight our customers. We provide an inclusive and supportive environment that nurtures talented people, trusts our teams to deliver their best, and leverages modern work practices and technologies. It's an unexpectedly dynamic and collaborative culture that feels more like a start-up than a 213-year old icon.  

About You:

Industry And Function

• Extensive experience in managing large, complex, and critical Operational IT environments in a 24/7 capacity.
• Demonstrated experience in Database related technologies in both on-premises and Cloud environments.
• Exposure to multiple database technologies with MSSQL and Oracle is preferable.
• History of large-scale Database services transformations using change management structures.
• Proven initiative through effective problem management with demonstrable improvements i.e. reduction in incidents, improved SLA, improved availability and reliability, etc.
• Has streamlined the service by using robust processes and automation wherever possible.

You'Ll Also Need:

Technical and/or Professional Qualifications/Skills Required 

• Proven operational experience is a requirement in: o AWS, GCP, or Azure PostgresSQL o AWS, GCP, or Azure MySQL o Microsoft or Azure SQL
• Operational experience with Oracle RAC aware or Exadata databases would be looked upon favourably.
• Knowledge and experience with technologyspecific coding language for automation, e.g. PowerShell,  Terraform or Ansible

**Participate in 24 x 7 operational support roster and deliver scheduled changes outside of core business hours.**

We’Re Delivering Together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees. 

We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees. 

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace.  If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au.

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