Database Administrator(Adabas)

Description

• Manage the Software AG Adabas database environments on the z/OS platform
• Manage Windows based Software AG products: Designer, Target adapter (replication) and webMethods
• Upgrade Adabas and associated Software AG products, including Natural One (for application development), Complete, EntireX Broker (IBM), and Event Replicator
• Upgrade our non-Software AG products including N20 (change management) and Auditre (auditing facility)
• Perform mainframe file maintenance (Predict) – data dictionary and metadata management tool
• Adding files, keys, fields and maintaining mainframe files.
• System database backups for restoration, including protection logs.
• Have advanced knowledge of Adabas utilities and functions
• Support Adabas within a Disaster Recovery environment.
• Provide information for Sarbanes Oxley reporting, processing cyber access requests, create database fields and add fields/keys when necessary.
• Holds a high degree of ability to resolve hardware/software issues to maintain 24x7 operation.
• Strong capability to identify system or process deficiencies and recommend solutions.
• Ensures the latest release of applications are implemented in a timely manner with minimal or no disruption to IT operations.
• Maintains and provides continuous improvement of the processes, standards, policies, working methods, and tools.
• Ensures appropriate tools and processes are in place to have a development/production environment that is reliable and reproducible.
• Ensures tool configuration consistency across development, stage, testing, sandbox, and production environments.
• Estimates work effort requirements efficiently and appropriately Participates in ongoing production support and end user support.
• Provides user training and documentation, updating existing and created new documents, both technical and end-user
• Reviews and make necessary changes to the Information Systems Division Disaster Recovery Support Manual annually.
• On Call 24 x 7 rotation with the other Mainframe Analysts to provide 24 x 7 coverage