TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Principal Database Engineer
State-wide Opportunity (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)
1 x Permanent Full-Time AND 1 x Temporary Full-Time (till 30 July 2025) roles available
Base salary of $158,152 per annum plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.
That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.
We invest in our people
At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.
About the role
The Principal Database Engineer is responsible for developing, planning and delivering complex systems architecture, providing guidance and advice, and ensuring the successfully build and implementation of products or platforms in alignment to relevant roadmaps.
You will design, evaluate, test, and build stable and scalable technological solutions to address diverse business challenges, adhering to relevant policies, standards, best practices and architectural strategy ensuring system resilience, longevity and solutions.
You will also provide technical consulting and subject matter expertise throughout technological solution projects, from pre-project to implementation to identify interdependencies and exceptions, mitigate or escalate risks and ensure alignment with Systems strategy and architecture.
We currently have two roles available – a permanent full-time role and a temporary full-time role till 30 July 2025. Both these roles will be responsible for running a number of database platforms including Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL and Cloud database platforms.
About You
To be considered for these roles you will have: -
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!
Applications close 11.55pm AEST Sunday 29 September 2024
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
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Your current resume (PDF)
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Copies of your qualifications (if applicable). Certified copies are preferred, these will be required if you are successful in the role. Upload as one PDF.
List and explain the five (5) most important technical measures that you have implemented to maximise database availability and performance in a datacentre or cloud environment.
Role-specific enquiries: contact Karima Tayeb, Senior Manager Servers and Storage, via email karima.tayeb@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7921 2800
For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.
To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.
An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.
Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.