Senior Sybase Database Administrator

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; St. Louis (MO); Vor Ort; USD 100.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Health

Dental & Vision

Disability Planning & Insurance

Pet Insurance Plans.

Commuter Benefits

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holid

401K Plan

Zusammenfassung

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Saint Louis, MO seeks a Senior Sybase ASE DBA to lead production database administration across development, test, UAT, and production environments.

The role emphasizes replication, performance tuning, DR, security, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure reliability in a banking/financial services setting. This is a hands-on, on-site position demanding strong Unix/Linux skills, scripting, and incident-response focus.

Qualifikationen

• 5–10+ years of Sybase ASE DBA experience.
• Expertise in Replication Server administration and troubleshooting.
• In-depth knowledge of ASE architecture (engines, caches, devices, tempdb).
• Experience with performance tuning, monitoring tools, and query optimization.
• Backup/recovery, DR planning, and HA implementations.
• Unix/Linux proficiency and shell scripting.
• Capacity planning and storage management.
• Familiarity with ITIL change and release management processes.
• Ability to analyze logs and root causes of issues.
• Exposure to shell/Perl/Python scripting is a plus.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration; banking/financial services familiarity preferred.

Aufgaben

• Install, configure, and upgrade Sybase ASE and Replication Server across development, test, UAT, and production environments.
• Perform database administration activities including creation, configuration, patching, and environment setup.
• Manage Replication Server topology, subscriptions, routes, and connections between primary and replicate databases.
• Monitor database and replication health; address performance bottlenecks, latency, and replication failures.
• Tune ASE performance (memory, cache, tempdb, I/O, statistics).
• Handle backup and recovery strategies using dump/load utilities; perform regular DR and restore testing.
• Troubleshoot replication issues such as DSI/SQM errors, latency, missing transactions, data inconsistency.
• Manage HA/DR solutions such as Failover, warm standby, and logical standby databases.
• Apply security best practices including user management, roles, permissions, auditing, and password policies.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and support teams during deployments, outages, and performance incidents.
• Prepare and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Participate in 24x7 support, on-call rotations, and incident/problem management.
• Support database migrations, upgrades, and consolidation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, SLAs, and regulatory requirements.

Kenntnisse

Sybase ASE DBA

Sybase Replication Server

ASE architecture

Performance tuning

Backup/Recovery

UNIX/Linux

Shell scripting

Capacity planning

ITIL processes

Root cause analysis

Scripting: Perl/Python

Cross-functional communication

Banking/FS experience

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong hands-on experience as a Sybase ASE DBA (typically 5-10+ years depending on role level)
• Solid expertise in Sybase Replication Server administration and troubleshooting
• In-depth knowledge of ASE architecture (engines, caches, devices, segments, tempdb)
• Experience with performance tuning, query optimization, and monitoring tools
• Proficiency in backup/recovery, DR planning, and HA implementations
• Good understanding of UNIX/Linux operating systems and shell scripting
• Experience with capacity planning, database growth analysis, and storage management
• Familiarity with change management, release management, and ITIL processes
• Ability to analyze logs, error messages, and system tables to identify root causes
• Exposure to automation using shell/Perl/Python scripts is a plus
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross functional teams
• Banking, financial services, or mission critical production environment experience preferred

Roles & Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and upgrade Sybase ASE and Sybase Replication Server across development, test, UAT, and production environments
• Perform database administration activities including creation, configuration, patching, and environment setup
• Manage Replication Server (RS) topology, subscriptions, routes, and connections between primary and replicate databases
• Monitor database and replication health; proactively address performance bottlenecks, latency, and replication failures
• Tune ASE performance (memory, cache, tempdb, I/O, query optimization, statistics)
• Handle backup and recovery strategies using dump/load utilities; perform regular DR and restore testing
• Troubleshoot replication issues such as DSI/SQM errors, latency, missing transactions, and data inconsistency
• Manage HA/DR solutions such as Failover, warm standby, and logical standby databases
• Apply security best practices including user management, roles, permissions, auditing, and password policies
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and support teams during deployments, outages, and performance incidents
• Prepare and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and SOPs
• Participate in 24x7 support, on-call rotations, and incident/problem management
• Support database migrations, upgrades, and consolidation initiatives
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, SLAs, and regulatory requirements

Salary Range

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & amp; Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Location

Saint Louis, MO

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Domain Specialist

ID

431842

Skills

Linux | Unix

Salary Range

$100,000 - $130,000

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

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