PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Hiring: Senior Infrastructure Engineer – PostgreSQL

📍 Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Canberra, Australia

⏳ Contract: 12 months, with potential extensions up to 24 months

🏠 Working Arrangement: Hybrid

📅 Expected Start: 1 January 2027

🎯 Experience: Senior / EL1 equivalent

We are seeking two experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineers / PostgreSQL Database Administrators to join a major Australian Government technology engagement with Services Australia.

This is an excellent opportunity for experienced infrastructure and database professionals to work on enterprise-scale PostgreSQL platforms, supporting critical digital services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage PostgreSQL database environments.
• Configure and maintain PostgreSQL high availability and replication using EDB Failover Manager (EFM).
• Install, configure and administer EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager (PEM).
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible.
• Implement automated deployments through CI/CD pipelines.
• Support PostgreSQL deployments across RHEL, OpenShift and VMware environments.
• Configure GitLab and Argo CD for GitOps-based deployment workflows.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery and point-in-time recovery (PITR) solutions.
• Perform database upgrades, migrations, performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Implement database security controls, including LDAP/Active Directory, RBAC, TLS and certificate management.
• Develop automation scripts using Python and Shell.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of PostgreSQL database administration experience.
• Strong experience with Ansible and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Hands-on experience with RHEL, OpenShift and VMware environments.
• Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong PostgreSQL performance optimisation and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience implementing PostgreSQL security and access controls.
• Knowledge of high availability, replication, backup and disaster recovery.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with EDB Postgres Enterprise Manager and EDB Failover Manager.
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD and Argo CD.
• Strong Python and Shell scripting skills.
• Experience with enterprise database migrations and upgrades.

Additional Requirements

• Must be Australian Government Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) security cleared
• Ability to work in a hybrid arrangement and attend the relevant agency location when required.

📩 Interested candidates: Please share your updated CV and a brief summary of your relevant PostgreSQL, Ansible, RHEL, OpenShift and VMware experience.

Only candidates with strong hands-on PostgreSQL infrastructure experience will be considered.

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