SQL Server/Azure Database Administrator
Softtestpays
- Canberra, ACT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contract start 07 August 2023 to 12 months, 2 x 12 months extensions.
- Australian Citizen, Ability to obtain Baseline Clearance, Canberra role.
- Manage and optimize Azure-based database solutions, including Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Troubleshoot common database issues, integrity, performance, blocking and deadlocking, query plan pinning, tuning database queries, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity and network issues, security issues, etc. including detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention
- Monitor and report on database service availability, performance and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and issues
- Perform database capacity planning and ensure scalability and high availability of database systems.
- Conduct regular database maintenance activities, including data purging, index rebuilding, and statistics updating.
- Create documentation to including reports, processes, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
- Provide technical guidance and input into the design and build of on premise and cloud-based systems
- Ensure that the enterprise and system solutions maintain adherence to whole-of-government standards
- Work with the delivery manager to support our agile delivery approach
- Collaborate and mentor team members and support cross-skilling
- Undertake additional duties as required