Your new role:

Take the lead in managing and optimising enterprise-scale SQL environments that support Metro South Health's digital transformation. As Principal Database Administrator, you'll provide expert technical leadership and drive innovation across our database infrastructure. You will:

• Oversee the design, implementation, and administration of Metro South Health's enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environment.
• Provide expert advice on database architecture, capacity planning, and performance optimisation.
• Lead complex database migrations, upgrades, and projects that strengthen system reliability and cybersecurity.
• Mentor technical staff and guide the adoption of emerging database and cloud technologies.

About you:

You are a seasoned database professional with strong technical capability and leadership skills, ready to make an impact in a large and complex healthcare environment. You will have:

• Significant experience in SQL Server design, tuning, and administration in enterprise-scale settings.
• Proven ability to analyse, plan, and deliver complex ICT projects with strong change and risk management practices.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• The commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and upholding Metro South Health's values.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

Princess Alexandra Hospital, a place of countless opportunities to learn and grow your career!

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.