Plans, develops, configures, maintains and supports an organisation's database management system in accordance with user requirements ensuring optimal database integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance.

• Designs and maintains database architecture, data structures, tables, dictionaries and names conventions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all data master files; performs the operational establishment and preventive maintenance of backups, recovery procedures, and enforcing security and integrity controls; implements and administers database documentation, guidelines, policies and procedures; tests database systems and upgrades, such as debugging, tracking, reproduction, logging and resolving all identified problems, according to approved quality test scripts, procedures and processes.

• Works indoors in offices within private and public sector organisations.
• Works in adequately heated, lit, ventilated, clean and well maintained office workspaces.

• Sedentary to light physical demand.
• Sits frequently in an office at a computer station.
• Occasionally stands and walks about the work area.
• Bending, squatting or crouching is not a significant component of the job.
• Lifting, carrying or pulling is not a significant component of the job.
• Stretching, climbing and twisting are not a significant component of the job.
• Frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using a computer for data entry and data processing.
• There is frequent to constant use and operation of office machines and equipment such as computers, telephones, printers, scanners and faxes.
• Mental skills necessary include keyboarding; record keeping, archival, cataloguing, research, organisational and communication capabilities.

• A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required.

• There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.