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Database Platform Engineer

Auckland, Auckland, nzFull-time$87k–$118k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design, operate, and improve enterprise database platforms supporting a university's teaching, research, and operations across on-premises and cloud environments.

Role type

Senior Database Platform Engineer

Builds

Robust, secure, and scalable database platform services

Domain

Higher Education / Database Administration & Engineering

Required skills

Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, database installation, maintenance, upgrades, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high-availability environments, database security, patch management, access controls, vulnerability remediation, scripting, automation, platform engineering practices

Preferred skills

Amazon RDS, hybrid cloud environments

Responsibilities

Ensure platforms remain secure, reliable, scalable, and high performing; contribute to automation and technology modernization; collaborate with cloud, infrastructure, security, and application teams; implement new platform capabilities

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC