Senior Database Expert
- Posted 11 June 2025
- SalaryNegotiable
- LocationMelbourne CBD
- Job type Contract
- DisciplineData & Analytics
- Reference90M0671534_1749623265
Job description
FinXL was established in 2003 and created to leverage highly talented people in solving complex technological challenges. Since then, we have completed thousands of assignments, providing high value services to a wide range of customers.
Previously a part of the successful Finite Group, a subsidiary of Randstad N.V., FinXL has grown from a small team to a large business, with offices in all the major cities across Australia and New Zealand. Our deployed workforce of 1,200+ consultants work on projects and BAU assignments across a diverse customer base.
FinXL is looking to engage a Senior Database Expert. You will work closely with engineering teams to design, optimize, and maintain enterprise-grade database systems across multiple environments, working with the Telecom industry.
Key skills and experience include:
- Design and implement efficient, scalable, and secure database solutions.
- Analyze and optimize SQL queries and stored procedures (SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, pg/PL, etc.).
- Lead physical and logical database design, including normalization, indexing, and partitioning strategies.
- Develop and maintain robust backup and recovery strategies, including disaster recovery runbooks.
- Conduct performance tuning using wait events, I/O statistics, buffer cache analysis, and parameter adjustments.
- Ensure database security and compliance with standards such as GDPR, PCI, and SOX.
- Architect and manage high availability and replication strategies (e.g., Always On AG, RAC, Patroni).
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to existing database configurations and architectures.
Core Technical Expertise in:
- Maria DB Galera Cluster (Must have)
- SQL and procedural extensions (PL/SQL, T-SQL, pg/PL)
- Database design and optimization
- Backup/recovery and disaster recovery planning
- Performance tuning and diagnostics
- Security, encryption, auditing compliance (database at rest state as well as interface/API's (in transit)
- High availability and replication technologies (clustering)
- Platform & Tooling Proficiency:
- Multiproduct fluency. Experience with both enterprise RDBMS (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) and open-source engines (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB)
- Strong understanding of OS and storage-level performance (Linux I/O scheduling, file systems, SAN)
- Scripting and automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python or Go
- Monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, SQL Server DMVs, Oracle AWR/ASH
- Familiarity with cloud-native database services (e.g., RDS, Aurora, Cloud SQL, Azure SQL MI) and containerized deployments (e.g., Postgres on Kubernetes with Crunchy or Zalando operators)
If you believe you are the right candidate for this role please do not hesitate to apply.
Due to the anticipated volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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