Senior Database Specialist

Hi, we’re PEXA

Every time a house is bought, sold or refinanced in Australia your lawyer, conveyancer and lender will most likely use a digital platform to settle your property, this is where we come in. PEXA’s world-first digital settlement platform has revolutionised the way we exchange property in Australia helping over 20,000 people a week safely settle their homes.

Since starting our journey in 2010, we now employ a team of over 1,000 people working across multiple continents. We’re still growing, innovating and looking ahead, but behind our greatest achievements, there is a team of curious creators and big thinkers. That’s why, we’re looking for ambitious people like yourself to join the team.

A day in the life

As a Senior Database Specialist, you'll help keep the platforms behind PEXA running securely, reliably and at scale. You'll work closely with engineers, cloud specialists and platform teams to build and support database environments that power critical products used every day.

No two days are the same. You might start by investigating database performance, tuning queries and resolving issues before they impact customers. Later, you'll collaborate with engineers on a new application design, automate operational tasks with scripting, or improve deployment processes to make releases smoother and more reliable.

You'll also:

Design and maintain secure, scalable cloud database solutions

Monitor database health, performance and availability, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement

Build and enhance backup, disaster recovery and high availability capabilities

Work with engineering teams to design efficient database structures and support application delivery

Automate repetitive tasks using SQL, Python, Shell scripting and Infrastructure-as-Code

Support database deployments, schema changes and CI/CD pipelines

Strengthen database security through access controls, encryption, auditing and compliance practices

Share your knowledge with teammates and contribute to continuous improvement across the platform

This is a role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems, improving systems over time, and partnering with others to deliver resilient technology.

About the role

This role exists to ensure PEXA's database platforms remain secure, available, performant and ready to support our growing products across Australia and internationally. You'll combine deep technical expertise with a collaborative mindset, helping engineering teams deliver reliable solutions while continuously improving our database capability.

Key capabilities:

Enterprise database administration, including PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL or similar technologies

Performance optimisation and troubleshooting, with strong SQL skills and a proactive approach to improving reliability

Cloud database operations, ideally within AWS, including automation and Infrastructure-as-Code

Database resilience and security, including backup and recovery, disaster recovery, high availability and security best practices

Collaboration and continuous improvement, partnering with engineers and sharing knowledge to strengthen the platform

What success looks like (6–12 months):

Built strong relationships with engineering, platform and cloud teams

Improved the reliability, performance and scalability of our database platforms

Introduced or enhanced automation that reduces manual effort and improves operational efficiency

Strengthened database security, resilience and compliance through practical improvements

Become a trusted technical specialist who contributes to platform strategy, mentoring and continuous improvement