Job Description We’re looking for a Senior Database Engineer to help build and maintain scalable, resilient, and high‑performing database infrastructure services across the business. In this role, you’ll provide senior technical leadership across Viva Energy’s Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Cosmos DB platforms, while driving key project outcomes and ensuring strong governance and oversight of BAU services delivered by our managed service partner, DXC. This position is ideal for someone who loves deep technical challenges, enjoys owning complex database environments end‑to‑end, and wants to play a pivotal role in shaping our modern data landscape. With a strong project delivery focus, you’ll influence architecture, performance, optimisation, and reliability across multiple critical platforms. Responsibilities & Requirements Act as the senior technical authority for Viva Energy’s Oracle and SQL Server environments across on‑prem, cloud (Azure/AWS), OT, IT and ~1,400 retail & energy sites. Lead the design, engineering and delivery of major database projects — upgrades, migrations, cloud integration and modernisation across key systems like JDE, Dynamics 365, Oil Management Systems and more. Own database architecture standards, patterns and lifecycle roadmaps. Provide governance and oversight of BAU operations delivered by DXC, ensuring service quality, SLAs, stability and continuous improvement. Be the escalation expert for complex incidents and performance challenges, driving RCA and long-term fixes. Ensure platforms meet the highest levels of availability, performance, security and recoverability. Partner with Cloud, Infrastructure, Security and Application teams to drive modernisation and transformation initiatives. Oversee vendor management and commercial governance for database managed services. Lead database workstreams across major infrastructure and application projects, including cloud migrations, consolidations and decommissioning.