A 12-month contract (potential perm) Senior Database Engineer/DBA role in Melbourne CBD, hybrid 2 days/week in office. The person will initially reverse-engineer and document a complex legacy AWS MySQL environment, then move into performance optimisation, reliability, migration and platform improvement work.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Database Engineer / DBA with strong AWS and MySQL experience to join an established technology team. Initially, you’ll take ownership of a key database discovery piece, getting under the hood of a complex legacy environment to understand how the data is structured, connected and used. From there, the role will broaden into ongoing database optimisation, reliability, migration and platform improvement work. What you’ll be doing
Work hands-on across AWS and MySQL/Aurora MySQL
Analyse and reverse-engineer complex database structures
Map schemas, relationships, dependencies and data flows
Create clear technical documentation and data models
Support database performance, reliability and optimisation
Contribute to future migration, archival and platform initiatives
Work with technical and business stakeholders to understand and document the environment
What we’re looking for
Strong commercial AWS and MySQL experience
Background as a Senior DBA, Database Engineer or similar
Strong SQL and database administration/engineering skills
Experience with complex or legacy database environments
Exposure to data modelling, migration, lineage or database discovery
Strong communication and documentation skills
AWS Aurora MySQL experience highly regarded
Exposure to MongoDB, DynamoDB, S3, Kafka or PHP/Laravel is beneficial but not essential.
Location: Melbourne CBD Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office Contract: 12-month FTC with potential to become permanent