Database Administrator

Salt • On-call duty • Python • SQL • PowerShell • Assembly • 6 months ago
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Mar 3, 2026. Salt scores C on the Alion truth index.

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Salt

Founded in 2009, Salt is a global digital talent, recruitment, and workforce consultancy specializing in technology, creative, marketing, and sales staffing. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom - with an international network of offices spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America - the agency serves fast-scaling startups, mid-market companies, and multinational enterprises. Through its permanent and contract recruitment models, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), nearshore/offshore talent delivery (Salt: Labs), and strategic HR advisory services, it enables organizations to build, scale, and manage high-performing teams across AI, technology, and digital transformation initiatives.
welovesalt.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Recruiting & Staffing • Human Resources • Professional Services • 201-500 employees • Est. 2009
New opportunity for a Senior Database Administrator (Oracle & SQL Server) to join a leading energy regulator committed to ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable energy services across Australia.

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We’re seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to manage and optimise critical Oracle and SQL Server environments. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong troubleshooting capability, and a proactive approach to performance, security, and reliability.

Key Responsibilities Database Administration & Availability - Manage, maintain and support Oracle and SQL Server environments, ensuring high availability, reliability and security.

Performance Optimisation - Monitor database health, tune performance, and resolve bottlenecks across large, complex environments.

Backup, Recovery & Upgrades - Design and manage backup/recovery strategies, execute upgrades, patches and migrations.

Security & Governance - Enforce database security policies, manage user access, contribute to standards and best practices.

Collaboration & Automation - Support application deployments, automate routine tasks (SQL/PowerShell/Python), mentor junior DBAs, and participate in on-call support. Key Skills & Experience Extensive DBA Experience - 10+ years administering both Oracle and SQL Server in enterprise environments.

Deep Platform Knowledge - Strong expertise in Oracle (RAC, ASM, Data Guard) and SQL Server (AlwaysOn, mirroring).

Performance & Recovery Specialist - Proven experience in performance tuning, monitoring tools, and backup/recovery strategies.

Strong Technical Capability - Advanced SQL and PL/SQL skills, plus scripting experience (PowerShell, Bash or Python).

Enterprise & Cloud Exposure - Experience with database migrations, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or Oracle Cloud), and working within structured IT environments (e.g. ITIL). Candidates must have full Australian working rights to be eligible to qualify for this job.

Acknowledgement of Country

Salt respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We recognise the enduring connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands, waters, and skies.

We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.

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