GAZ - EL 2 - Various Locations - Lead Database Administrator

The Lead Database Administrator plays a critical role in maintaining the health, performance, and security of the database environment. The Lead Database Administrator will oversee the design and implementation of the courts’ database systems, drawing on strong leadership skills and technical expertise to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity, performance, security and availability.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing complex database environments, including experience with variety of database management systems (e.g. Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).

Key Responsibilities and Duties
Reporting to the Director, IT Operations, the Lead Database Administrator is responsible for leading the initiative for ongoing improvement and maintenance of the courts database landscape.

Responsibilities include:

Responsible for database design, architecture and documentation to meet application requirements and best practices
Lead a team of DBAs, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure effective database management
Work closely with development teams, system administrators, and other stakeholders to support application performance
Oversee maintenance and performance tuning tasks, upgrades, capacity planning, incident management and security
Ensure that database management practices comply with regulatory requirements and organisational policies
Preferred skills and experience:
Strong knowledge of SQL for querying and managing databases.
Familiarity with database monitoring and management tools (e.g., Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL Server Management Studio).
Ability to optimise database performance and troubleshoot issues.
Experience performing upgrades and migrations of database systems.
Expertise in data backup strategies and disaster recovery planning.
Understanding of database security practices and user access controls.
Experience with cloud-based database services like Azure SQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle Cloud.