Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Open 4 months, first seen by us 133 days agoEmployment type in the employer’s posting: Full timeFrom the employer’s posting
This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and be able to gain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance
Lead design and continuous improvement of Microsoft SQL services in cloud environments
Oversee database administration for performance, availability and secure operations
Automate database provisioning, deployment, monitoring and routine processes
Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines for repeatable deployments
Troubleshoot issues with engineering and infrastructure teams and keep governance standards
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Microsoft SQL services across private and public cloud environments.
Oversee database administration, ensuring performance, availability, optimisation, and secure operations across enterprise platforms.
Design and implement automation for database provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and routine operational processes.
Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines, supporting consistent and repeatable deployments and data workflows.
Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot issues, maintain governance standards, and ensure reliable service delivery.
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- Solid understanding of database fundamentals such as data modelling, indexing, backup and recovery, and high availability. - Experience with automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) and familiarity with CI/CD and version control practices. - A collaborative and thoughtful problem-solver, with the ability to work across teams and contribute to secure, well-governed database environments.
Your New Role and Responsibilities We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our Digital Modernisation Division, delivering high-quality database services within complex, multi-vendor environments. This role focuses on Microsoft SQL management and engineering, combining technical leadership with hands-on delivery across database administration, optimisation, and automation. You’ll play a key role in shaping reliable, secure, and scalable data platforms while contributing to a collaborative and supportive team environment. Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities - Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Microsoft SQL services across private and public cloud environments. - Oversee database administration, ensuring performance, availability, optimisation, and secure operations across enterprise platforms.
About You and What You'll Bring - Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server environments, including administration, query development, and performance tuning. - Advanced SQL expertise, with the ability to optimise queries, stored procedures, and data processing solutions.
- Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server environments, including administration, query development, and performance tuning. - Advanced SQL expertise, with the ability to optimise queries, stored procedures, and data processing solutions. - Solid understanding of database fundamentals such as data modelling, indexing, backup and recovery, and high availability.
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We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
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Do Work That Matters
Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.
Your New Role and Responsibilities
We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our Digital Modernisation Division, delivering high-quality database services within complex, multi-vendor environments. This role focuses on Microsoft SQL management and engineering, combining technical leadership with hands-on delivery across database administration, optimisation, and automation. You’ll play a key role in shaping reliable, secure, and scalable data platforms while contributing to a collaborative and supportive team environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Microsoft SQL services across private and public cloud environments.
Oversee database administration, ensuring performance, availability, optimisation, and secure operations across enterprise platforms.
Design and implement automation for database provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and routine operational processes.
Integrate database changes into CI/CD pipelines, supporting consistent and repeatable deployments and data workflows.
Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot issues, maintain governance standards, and ensure reliable service delivery.
About You and What You'll Bring
Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server environments, including administration, query development, and performance tuning.
Advanced SQL expertise, with the ability to optimise queries, stored procedures, and data processing solutions.
Solid understanding of database fundamentals such as data modelling, indexing, backup and recovery, and high availability.
Experience with automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) and familiarity with CI/CD and version control practices.
A collaborative and thoughtful problem-solver, with the ability to work across teams and contribute to secure, well-governed database environments.
This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and be able to gain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance.
Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose
Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.
Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.
Next Steps
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Recruitment process - virtual / face to face interview & background checks.
Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- A collaborative and thoughtful problem-solver, with the ability to work across teams and contribute to secure, well-governed database environments. This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and be able to gain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance. Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose
- Recruitment process - virtual / face to face interview & background checks. - Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1. - We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.