The Opportunity

Mission Data (MD) Division within ASD is responsible for providing the foundational data capabilities to support all of ASD’s functions. We achieve this via the provision of data platforms and services, management of ASD’s mission data, and providing complex analytic development and support, including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities. All roles within MD require knowledge of and strict compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and ASD’s mission and policies requirements.

The Databases and Indexing team (DBI) provides a reliable corporate database environment to ensure uninterrupted and reliable database services for owners and users of multiple systems running on the corporate databases used in ASD and wider Defence.

Key Duties

ASD 4 Database Administrator

The successful applicant will:

• Develop their expertise in managing corporate databases and supporting data owners and users.
• Create, maintain and follow standard operating procedures based on outcomes of our internal testing, work implementation and environmental changes.
• Be flexible to meet changing work requirements to ensure the reliability and ongoing enhancements for supported databases.
• Upskill in a variety of database technologies to meet on-going or new operational requirements.
• Learn a number of fundamental Oracle and Microsoft technologies such as MSSQL, SQL, table structure, indexes.
• Learn a number of fundamental MongoDB technologies such as Operations Manager, JSON, key-value pairs.

ASD 5 Database Administrator

In addition to duties in the ASD 4 category, the successful applicant will:

• Mentor junior DBAs in the team.
• Work on supporting issues of a more technical nature that require investigation and debugging.
• Learn a number of ASD specific requirements for our Oracle databases such as EUS, RAs, RMAN, Commvault, EMCC, materialized views, GRPs, flashbacks, APEX.
• Learn a number of ASD specific requirements for our MongoDB databases such as Replication Server, Sharding, and Compacting.

ASD 6 Database Administrator

In addition to duties in the ASD 4 & 5 categories, the successful applicant will:

• Be a source of technical expertise in the team on all Database matters, and have the ability to utilise all available resources to come to meaningful conclusions.
• Have a previous strong and demonstrated working knowledge of Oracle, MongoDB or MSSQL.
• Work on scripts written and running on Linux or Windows environments.
• Have a focus on providing clear guidance to the team.
• Be willing to automate tasks as needed and to make the team more efficient where practical.
• Master a number of Oracle specific requirements such as PLSQL, Commvault, backups, flashbacks, APEX.
• Master a number of MongoDB specific requirements such as Collections, Aggregation, Indexing and all CRUD operations.

ASD EL1 Database Administrator

• Manage database configuration including installing and upgrading software, and maintaining relevant documentation.
• Lead the development and implementation of strategies and the evaluation of business outcomes to ensure continuous improvement in the delivery of ICT database solution.
• Maintain knowledge, experience and skills of database administration to provide advice to stakeholders and team members.
• Build and sustain relationships, liaise with a range of stakeholders including other teams, peers and colleagues across Defence and other organisations.
• Motivate and mentor teams, aligning complementary skills and allocating resources in a manner that delivers results.
• Evaluate projects to understand critical factors for success and engage in activities to achieve continuous improvement.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, compliance and review of policies and procedures relevant to their work within that function.
• Analyse very complex database types and database structures and apply expertise to identify and recommend courses of action.
• Engage in very complex problem solving and issues management and may coordinate and perform detailed or sensitive projects that impact on strategic, political or operational outcomes for ASD.
• Accountable to set strategy for effective use of database technology taking into account the complex interrelations between hardware and software.

Further information can be found at: I’m changing my career | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au).

ASD is seeking applicants to fill current and anticipated vacancies and to create a merit pool for future vacancies. In line with the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Direction 2022, upon completion of the recruitment activity, the merit pool will be available to locations across Australia.

Application Closing Date: Thursday, 13 August 2026

For further information, please review the Information Packs on www.asd.gov.au/careers.