Database Administrator

Spectraforce Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies seeks a Database Administrator for a 6-month engagement in Salt Lake City, UT. The role focuses on database infrastructure support across multiple platforms to ensure availability and performance.

You will monitor, maintain, and optimize environments including Sybase ASE/IQ, DB2, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and Hadoop, with emphasis on automation and incident remediation. Strong Linux and job-scheduling skills are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Database Administration or related role.

Responsibilities

• Perform Database Administration Support across multiple platforms.
• Provide production support for Sybase ASE/IQ, DB2, Postgres, MSSQL, MongoDB, Oracle databases.
• Schedule maintenance jobs and perform root cause analysis for incidents.
• Collaborate with application and IT support teams for timely responses to critical requests.
• Monitor database infrastructure and alerts daily.
• Handle provisioning, user requests, and participate in Business Continuity tests.
• Adhere to change management procedures and create operation policies.
• Lead small database projects including migrations and end-of-life planning.

Skills

Sybase ASE

Sybase IQ

Sybase Replication

DB2 UDB

PostgreSQL

MSSQL

MongoDB

Oracle

Hadoop

Linux admin

Autosys

Crontab

Tools

Red Hat Linux

Autosys

Cron

Job description

Title: Database Administrator
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Duration: 06 Months

Description

• 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, and involvement 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.

Skills

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related Database Administration role.

Special Skills and/or Licenses Required to Perform the Job

• 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 of 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.