Mongo/Sybase DBA

Mongo/Sybase DBA

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Well-established financial software firm is looking for a Database Administrator to execute on database strategies and take responsibility for database integrity, architecture, modeling, security, DR and performance tuning for our Sybase ASE and Mongo databases. The individual will play a key role in managing and improving the health and stability of our enterprise Sybase and Mongo instances in a 24x7 hosted environment. Full-time only.

What You'll Do:
· Own the Sybase and Mongo Server environment including the hands-on execution of strategies for operational and development support, monitoring, deployments, security and performance analysis
· Improve database performance and operational excellence
· Develop, manage and maintain capacity, disaster recovery (DR) and day-to-day database operations
· Troubleshoot database-related application performance issues and recommend solutions
· Contribute to the building out of database architecture, design and modeling to improve database integrity
· Adhere to best practices regarding access to and management of databases
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot live issues, internally or externally reported
· Communicate with and update management on systems health
· Participate in on-call rotation and 24x7 supporting and troubleshooting database issues
· Be willing and available to work on weekends to execute weekend maintenance procedure
· Duties include maintenance of Database Servers in a development environment

What You'll Bring to the Team:
· Proven ability in executing and supporting strategies to ensure the health of enterprise database environments
· 5+ years of relevant experience in 24x7, mission-critical environment
· 5-7+ years Database Administration On Sybase ASE with at least 3+ years Sybase Replication experience
· 5-7 years Mongo experience
· Successful track record in the hands-on support, monitoring, architecture, deploying, security, monitoring, performance and troubleshooting of Sybase and Mongo Server instances
· Ability to plan, communicate, perform and verify production changes
· Ability to design and implement complex DR and high-availability/failover solutions
· Strong knowledge of the technical aspects of database security, enterprise backup and restore, and replication strategies
· Demonstrated proficiency in managing large and complex data sets within Sybase and mongo databases
· Experience with Linux (RedHat, CentOS) platform, Shell and Perl scripting is required
· Strong sense of ownership in providing extremely secure, highly-available, fault-tolerant enterprise systems
· Knack for pro-actively identifying and resolving technical issues
· Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally with all levels of the organization
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar (or equivalent experience)

• Experience with PostgreSQL administration is a huge plus