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Technology Lead
BURGEON IT SERVICES · Sydney
Job description
About the role
We are looking for a Technology Lead to develop, maintain and support UNIX/Linux applications and SQL databases on a 12‑month contract based in Sydney. The role involves close collaboration with application teams, DBAs and business stakeholders to ensure reliable data processing and system performance.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and support applications/scripts in a UNIX/Linux environment.
- Write efficient, optimized SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and reporting.
- Perform database tuning, query optimization, and performance analysis.
- Automate routine tasks using shell scripting (Bash/KornShell).
- Monitor batch jobs and troubleshoot production issues.
- Work closely with application teams, DBAs, and business stakeholders.
- Manage file processing, job scheduling, and system‑level configurations.
- Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance standards.
- Participate in code reviews and deployment processes.
Required profile
- Proven experience in production support environments.
- Strong command‑line proficiency in UNIX/Linux.
- Solid experience writing and optimizing SQL queries.
- Ability to automate tasks with Bash or KornShell scripting.
- Experience monitoring batch jobs and resolving production incidents.
- Good collaboration skills with application teams, DBAs and business stakeholders.
- Understanding of ETL processes, data workflows and basic data‑warehousing concepts.
- Familiarity with version‑control systems such as Git or SVN.
Required skills
- UNIX/Linux
- Bash shell scripting
- KornShell scripting
- Cron job scheduling
- File system management
- Process handling
- SQL (joins, subqueries, indexing, stored procedures)
- Oracle
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- SQL Server
- Query tuning and performance optimization
- ETL processes
- Data workflow design
- Scheduling tools (AutoSys, Control‑M)
- Data‑warehousing concepts
- Git
- SVN
- Python (exposure)
- Perl (exposure)
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud (exposure)
- PL/SQL
- T‑SQL
- Agile/Scrum methodology
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BURGEON IT SERVICES
Sydney