Database Administrator

at  VOCUS

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?
We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us!
The opportunity
As a Database Administrator, your role is to provide primary support for production and non-production Microsoft DB products.

What you’ll be doing day-today

• Provide ongoing operational support for the Vocus Databases platforms and related systems.
• Maintain the integrity, availability, reliability, performance, optimisation, capacity and recoverability of Vocus Databases.
• Assist in the maintenance of the Vocus disaster readiness capacity and procedures.
• Support and assist solution architects, developers and related staff in appropriate and optimised methods to create, access and maintain scalable structured data.
• Assist and knowledge between DBA team.

What you’ll bring to the role

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Good knowledge and experience in database administration in a corporate environment with Microsoft SQL Servers, including performance tuning, disaster recovery provisioning and integration with other applications.
• Good knowledge and experience in scripting including PowerShell and etc
• Good knowledge in enterprise database migration cross platform.
• Good understanding of Customer Information Security.
• High level of analytical and problem-solving skills
• Other DB technology on Linux with be an advantage.

PERSONAL SKILLS:

• Consults and shares information with team and seeks input from others, ensures others are kept informed.
• Ability to follow and refine established procedures
• Adhere to change control procedures.
• Produce documentation of an acceptable standard.
• Listens to differing ideas to develop an understanding of the issues, presents persuasive counterarguments.
• Must be willing to do after hours and on-call work as required.
  What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service!
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.
We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.
With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.
About Us
As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.
Ready to take the next step?
If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!
We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.
If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process

• Provide ongoing operational support for the Vocus Databases platforms and related systems.
• Maintain the integrity, availability, reliability, performance, optimisation, capacity and recoverability of Vocus Databases.
• Assist in the maintenance of the Vocus disaster readiness capacity and procedures.
• Support and assist solution architects, developers and related staff in appropriate and optimised methods to create, access and maintain scalable structured data.
• Assist and knowledge between DBA team