Production Database Administrator- Job from Computershare Technology Services in Melb - Abbotsford

Position title: Production Database Administrator

Job Number: 911409

Work type: Full time Exempt

Location: Melb - Abbotsford

About the Employer
Computershare Technology Services have an opportunity for an experienced Production Database Administrator (DBA) to join our Global Shared Services Team at our Head Office in Abbotsford. Working alongside five other Production DBAs and reporting to the Team Leader, the Production DBA supports completed applications, assuring availability, optimising efficiency and promoting usability.
This is an interesting and varied role where you will be working on a broad range of databases, including some of the largest and fastest, whilst gaining exposure to latest technologies such as SQL 2014.  You will be given a high degree of ownership over your work whilst working as part of a close knit team.

The Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring and maintaining optimal server health, allowing maximum throughput and minimal resource contention.
• Ensure SQL production environment is operating within all OLAs and SLAs
• Monitoring available disk space and planning for the future
• Managing security
• Monitoring all SQL agent jobs
• Reviewing and organising latest service packs, hot fixes and database upgrades
• Running scripts in production environments
• Installing SQL Server in a production environment
• Develop and test disaster recovery plan
• Develop and test backup and recovery plan to ensure RTOs and RPOs are met
• Troubleshoot availability/performance issues and perform remedial action

The Essential skills/experience:

• Solid experience working as a Production DBA
• Proficiency with SQLServer 2008R2/SQL 2012 and T-SQL
• Sound understanding of change management systems (preferably TFS/HP Service Manager)
• Troubleshooting experience
• Ability to clearly and concisely articulate requirements
• Strong documentation skills
• Strong time management skills
• Proven ability to work well in a team
• Strong investigative and problem-solving capabilities

The following skills/experience will be highly regarded:

• Knowledge of High Availability technologies and dispersed data centres
• Experience providing after hours emergency support
• Experience working in a high security environment
• Oracle/AIX support experience – the Role is 95% SQLServer and 5% Oracle

Flexibility is required as one in every five weeks you will be part of a 24 hour on-call and Sunday roster where you may be required to provide emergency support remotely or onsite and support afterhours deployments. You will therefore need to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously when required and independently investigate and resolve problems.

What we can offer tou.

• The opportunity to work for a large global corporation (over 14,000 employees) and one of Victoria's largest software houses
• The opportunity to work at the Global Headquarters of Computershare in Abbotsford
• A great working environment, based on the Yarra River in Abbotsford with easy access to parks and to many bicycle and walking paths
• Professional environment in an informal atmosphere with a Flat structure
• Growth within the team and the greater technology division
• Collaborative and supportive culture – Open planned site with no offices
• An on Site Gym and Cafe
• Close to Public Transport
• Access to laptop providing mobility and flexibility 

Computershare (ASX:CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialise in corporate trust, mortgage, bankruptcy, class action, utility and tax voucher administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.
Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in high integrity data management, high volume transaction processing and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of the world's leading organisations use us to streamline and maximise the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors and customers.
Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and has over 14,000 employees worldwide.
Computershare Technology Services, part of the world's largest share registry, provides global technology and infrastructure support for existing Computershare proprietary software together with a full range of development services for new products. We underpin Computershare's total service package through creative technology applications that are deployed at all stages of the financial market cycle.
At Computershare, our brand promises are: Certainty, Ingenuity and Advantage.
These promises complement the drivers of openness, honesty, pride and teamwork that we look for in all our employees, and are the drivers behind our commitment to service excellence.

For more information about the company, visit www.computershare.com
For further information about this role, please contact Thomas Koola on (03) 9415 5057 or to apply, please click on the 'Apply' button below and follow the application process.
Computershare may conduct a criminal background check on applicants subject to current legislation.
| CERTAINTY | INGENUITY | ADVANTAGE |

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Application Closing date: 13 Dec 2013 11:55pm Aus. Eastern Standard Time

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