Senior Database Administrator - Drive innovation and shape the future in this exciting new role. Make your mark today

• Based at Royal NZ Police College / Police National Headquarters Wellington
• Police Employee
• Permanent - Full Time
• JR 5163816

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The purpose of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) group is to work in partnership with the rest of the organisation to provide digital technology and communications solutions that support excellence in policing and service delivery and enable Police’s strategic ambitions.

With a primary hub in Wellington, and a presence throughout the country, we deliver new and enhanced solutions directly and through specialist vendor partnerships. We provide expert advice on how technology can be leveraged to support Police’s strategies and turn concepts into reality through collaborative development.

The Senior Database Administrator is a key member of the Networks & Infrastructure Platforms - Infrastructure Data team. They are responsible for managing the day to day technical and

functional direction of database systems, delivering second and third level support to business owners and end users, to ensure data integrity, reliability, and performance at optimal efficiency.

Opportunities like this do not come along often. We are seeking a proven database administrator who will make a real difference in shaping the future of our mission critical infrastructure. You will join our platforms group and work across our wider networks and infrastructure team to unlock our technology ambitions in the database space.

We seek someone with strong experience in Microsoft Database Systems at the engineering level, who has worked with and supported enterprise-wide databases. You will bring strong technical capability to lead our modernisation efforts bringing new ideas to our ways of working and take pride in growing the capability of people around you.

The technologies that you will provide to your customers in your role

• Proficiency with Microsoft Database Systems as a Senior Database Administrator.
• Having experience in DB2 and Oracle systems would be advantageous but not critical.
• Ability to build and migrate complex Database Systems on the Police Network
• Build and migrate Database on Cloud Infrastructure Public/Private (Azure & AWS)
• Building and testing of Disaster Recovery systems
• Using SQL Server components such as Reporting Services (SSRS), Integration Services (SSIS), etc
• SQL scripting

Experience with Spotlight for monitoring and tuning.
The Database team are responsible infrastructure database platforms that support many critical Police applications. If you are someone who has proven ability to participate in the evaluation, design, implementation, maintenance, support and enhancement of sophisticated database systems and technologies, then this position will be of interest to you. You will be able to manage all levels of database security and integrity, transaction activity and utilization.

This role has an on-call requirement as our databases are supported 24x7. This means that you would be rostered with the other database administrators and would be on call for a week approximately every 6 weeks.

Key Accountabilities:

• Proven ability and product knowledge in this product area to be able to provide technical advice and guidance to the team.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders, customers, and the product team to ensure that the product backlog is aligned with business goals and objectives.
• Strong planning and organising skills, including knowledge of Agile practices, to provide feedback and guidance to the product team.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with people at all levels of an organisation.
• Install and maintain the performance of database servers.
• Develop processes for optimizing database security.
• Set and maintain database standards.
• Manage database access.
• Performance tuning of database systems.
• Install, upgrade, and manage database applications.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors.
• Recommend and implement emerging database technologies.
• Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards.
• Create automation for repeating database tasks.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

To be successful an applicant would need to demonstrate a number of the following skills to various levels of expertise:

• A technical understanding or appreciation for this product or function,
• The use and future technical direction of travel related to this product or function,
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, principles, and practices – particularly why and how these technologies are used,
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills,
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills,
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
Extensive experience as a database administrator with significant time spent in a senior DBA role.
Certifications/University Degree covering Database Systems
The purpose of leadership in this role is to deliver (or enable others to deliver) Our Business.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/03-2025/senior_database_administrator_-_rnzpc.pdf

Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $102.808 and $108,894 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 27th March. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of 7th April.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact sharleen.peteru@police.govt.nz