Sybase Database Administrator

Database Administrator Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Database Administrator for a contract assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Salt Lake City, UT. Responsibilities include: Perform database administration support. Provide production support for Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise, Sybase IQ, UDB DB2, Sybase Replication, Postgres, Hadoop, MSSQL, Mongo DB, Oracle database infrastructure globally. Continually evaluate the operations of the environment and assist in the optimization and delivery of server infrastructure. Schedule maintenance jobs using Autosys, perform root cause analysis on system failures and incidents and provide remediation solutions. Communicate and coordinate with application support and other IT support teams to provide timely responses for critical requests. Perform daily monitoring of database infrastructure and alerts. Responsible for provisioning activities, user requests, involves in business continuity plan tests across all regions related to database infrastructure. Adhere to company change management requirements and procedures. Create policies and procedures for regular operational activities. Manage small project initiatives within the database team across large portions of the enterprise including datacenter migrations and end of life database software and hardware. Required skills include: 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related database administration role. Supporting the following platforms: Red Hat Enterprise Linux v5/6/7/8. Strong experience in database administration, maintenance and implementation, migration, and upgrade in a complex system environment. Extensive exposure to Sybase ASE, IQ & Replication (v16.x, v15.x, v12.x) database administration under Linux platform. Strong knowledge UDB/DB2 including HADR, DB2 database design, development and maintenance. Strong working knowledge on DBA tasks, troubleshooting and analytical skills IT experience with solid understanding of banking domains and its processes. Good interpersonal skills to interact with global teams. Knowledge in job scheduler bash; Autosys, cron jobs etc.