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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hybrid
When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.
In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.
Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.
www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work
The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.
We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.
We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
The Hosting Database team is part of Technology Infrastructure. The team supports ASX’s business-critical database platforms, including SQL Server, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS and Aurora across hybrid on-premises and AWS cloud environments.
Your responsibilities:
Lead incident and problem resolution as part of a 24/7 roster, including remediation, stakeholder communication and root cause analysis
Manage SQL Server security, availability, performance, recovery, capacity, monitoring and patching across business-critical environments
Plan and deliver database changes, upgrades and migrations, providing senior technical input into design, standards, operational readiness and lifecycle management
Maintain operational playbooks, build standards and knowledge artefacts that improve consistency across the database estate
Apply automation, scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices to improve efficiency, repeatability, compliance and reliability
Contribute to Oracle Database, Amazon RDS and Aurora administration activities as required, working with platform
Must have:
Extensive recent experience supporting Microsoft SQL Server in business-critical environments
Strong capability in SQL Server performance tuning, database design, troubleshooting and operational problem management
Experience designing, implementing and supporting SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including
Always On availability groups and backup and restore strategies
Nice to have:
Automation experience using PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform or similar tools to support repeatable database builds, configuration management, backup and restore processes, and operational checks
Exposure to Oracle Database, PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS and Aurora across hybrid on-premises and AWS cloud environments
Experience in financial services or a similarly regulated industry
Relevant Microsoft, AWS, Oracle or equivalent certifications
We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.
If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at careers@asx.com.au.
At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.
We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.
To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.