# SQL Senior Database Administrator

**Company**: Leidos Australia
**Location**: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our Digital Modernisation Division, delivering high-quality database services within complex, multi-vendor environments. This role focuses on Microsoft SQL management and engineering, combining technical leadership with hands-on delivery across database administration, optimisation, and automation.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Microsoft SQL services across private and public cloud environments.

- Oversee database administration, ensuring performance, availability, optimisation, and secure operations across enterprise platforms.

- Design and implement automation for database provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and routine operational processes.

- Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines, supporting consistent and repeatable deployments and data workflows.

- Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot issues, maintain governance standards, and ensure reliable service delivery.

**About You and What You'll Bring**

- Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server environments, including administration, query development, and performance tuning.

- Advanced SQL expertise, with the ability to optimise queries, stored procedures, and data processing solutions.

- Solid understanding of database fundamentals such as data modelling, indexing, backup and recovery, and high availability.

- Experience with automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) and familiarity with CI/CD and version control practices.

- A collaborative and thoughtful problem-solver, with the ability to work across teams and contribute to secure, well-governed database environments.

**Benefits**

- Family Friendly certified workplace

- Equal opportunities organisation

- Commitment to creating a truly inclusive workplace

- Five Advocacy Groups for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft SQL Server
- database administration
- performance tuning
- automation
- scripting
- CI/CD
- version control

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