WHO WE ARE:
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us at www.accenture.com.
About the role:
The DBA is responsible for the operational management, security, performance, resilience and continuous improvement of database platforms supporting critical services.
Primary Responsibilities
- Operate and support SQL Server, PostgreSQL and AWS RDS environments.
- Maintain database availability, performance, capacity, backup and recovery capabilities.
- Manage database security, privileged access, credentials and compliance obligations.
- Support incident, problem, change and release management activities.
- Participate in on-call support and major incident response.
- Drive automation, monitoring, observability and operational improvements.
- Support application teams with deployments, troubleshooting and solution design.
- Assist with cloud modernisation, database upgrades and AWS multi-account initiatives.
Database
- SQL Server administration
- PostgreSQL administration
- Backup, recovery and disaster recovery
- Performance tuning and optimisation
- Database security and access management
Cloud
- AWS RDS
- AWS IAM and RBAC
- CloudWatch monitoring
- Highly available cloud platforms
Qualifications
Operations
ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Service Request Management
Production support and troubleshooting
Runbook development
Capacity and performance management
Desirable Skills
PowerShell, Python and automation scripting
Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform)
SQL Always On
PostgreSQL replication
AWS multi-account environments
FinOps and cost optimisation
DevOps and CI/CD practices
Container platforms (ECS)
Mandatory Requirements
Candidate must be an Australian Citizen with NV1 Security Clearance
What Success Looks Like
A successful DBA will:
Maintain highly available and recoverable database platforms.
Eliminate single points of failure.
Automate routine operational activities.
Deliver SQL Server and PostgreSQL lifecycle upgrades.
Improve database performance and cost efficiency.
Support Tax Time and other critical business events.
Build internal capability and reduce reliance on external SMEs.
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