Senior DBA Consultant

Progress Software Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Database Administrator, where you will leverage your extensive experience with OpenEdge databases to support a diverse range of customer deployments. This remote role offers the opportunity to work with the largest managed database service in the industry, ensuring business continuity and high availability for clients. You will be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration and innovation, providing you with a platform to enhance your skills and contribute to impactful projects. Enjoy a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package in a culture that prioritizes employee well-being and development.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition Reimbursement program

Flexible paid vacation time

Paid day off for your birthday

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee well-being program

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with OpenEdge databases.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in database administration.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple customer deployments as their Primary Database Administrator.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical OpenEdge database issues.

Skills

OpenEdge databases

Pro2 Replication

UNIX/Linux

Windows platforms

Shell Scripting

Windows Batch scripting

Communication skills

Tools

JDK/JRE

Tomcat

Progress SQL92

Job description

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.

We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Senior Database Administrator for our Managed Database Administration Service group and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. This is a role that will be done remotely from your home office in the United States.

Helping our customers succeed in their business by providing remote database administration tasks for their production OpenEdge deployments. You will be the expert for our MDBA accounts and their business continuity and high availability policies. That’s a great opportunity to work with the largest and most senior team in the OpenEdge database ecosystem, supporting the largest managed database service in the industry.

In this role, you will:

• Support multiple customer deployments as their Primary Database Administrator
• Support the team with a periodic on-call duty, currently every tenth day
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical OpenEdge database issues as they come in
• Provide monthly reports for your customers
• Deliver backend related project work for Progress customer base, such as:
  • Database Health Checks
  • Implement OpenEdge Database Features like OE Replication, TDE, Auditing, etc.
  • Platform migrations and/or upgrades for deployed OpenEdge environments
  • Perform maintenance items like Dump and Load, implementing After Imaging, Type II conversion, etc.

Your background:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience with OpenEdge databases
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with Pro2 Replication product in LAN and WAN environments
• Experience with both UNIX/Linux and Windows platforms
• Shell Scripting on UNIX/Linux
• Windows Batch scripting and CLI
• A passion to help customers resolve technical issues
• Familiar with various problem analysis and troubleshooting methodologies
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written

Additionally, it would be beneficial if you have:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a remote OpenEdge database administrator
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as an OpenEdge consultant
• JDK/JRE frameworks and Tomcat implementations
• Progress SQL92 and middleware solutions, e.g. DataServers for MSSQL or Oracle
• Experience with n-tier environments involving both Progress Classic AppServer and PASOE

If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.

What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.
• Competitive salary, uncapped commission, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
• Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.

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