Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - Adabas
Supports clients' Software AG ADABAS mainframe database environments: upgrades, day-to-day administration, performance tuning, backups/reorgs, disaster recovery, vendor management, and 24x7 on-call rotation. Core stack is ADABAS/Natural on the mainframe; remote role serving multiple clients.
- Compensation
- $84K–$148K / yr
- Location
- Remote - United States
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years professional experience in Software AG ADABAS/Natural and related products for administration and systems programming support
- Best practices of software management, maintenance, and documentation
- Configure and manage Software AG ADABAS and related products such as Natural
- SME in ADABAS database administration, NATURAL Security, Fast Path
- Database design
- Defining FDT and DDMs
- Performance tuning
- Use of ADABAS utilities such as Delta Save Facility, SMA, Program Migration tool, Review
- Knowledge of log archive and change accumulation utilities
- Knowledge of ADARUN parameters and buffer pools
- Knowledge of protection logging and command logging
- Establishing policies and procedures for database management, disaster recovery, security, and maintenance
- Reviewing new versions of Software AG ADABAS and related products for functionality
- Manage vendor relations and quickly resolve problems
- Applying licenses, ZAPs, and service packs for Software AG products
- Cooperation with Disaster Recovery Services and executing customer DR plans
- Support planned and unplanned database recovery activities
- Troubleshooting and solving production database issues
- Identification and resolution of performance issues
- Database administration including administering and customizing ADABAS/Natural
- Experience with batch and online Software AG ADABAS/Natural
- Database monitoring including space and performance monitoring
- Experience in large, 24x7 multi-database environments and managing competing priorities
Nice to have
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentations)
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Follow ITSM change control procedures
- Self-motivated; able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and high pressure
- Respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
Full description
Position Summary
The successful candidate will perform mainframe database Software upgrades coupled with administration and tuning to support our customers’ Software AG ADABAS environments. The individual will need to work with vendor personnel to achieve timely solutions of database problems. The individual will be responsible for day-to-day database maintenance such as database definition changes, backups and restores, monitoring space growth, database reorganizations, creating and maintaining disaster recovery procedures and overall support of customer needs and requests. The successful candidate will be called upon to perform a variety of tasks including database optimization, database performance reviews and tuning, and new client onboarding. The individual will provide 24x7 on call support as part of a scheduled rotation with other team members. The individual will maintain documentation for all the tasks completed on a regular basis and adhere the change management policy.
What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role
Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years of professional experience in Software AG ADABAS/Natural and related products for administration and systems programming support.
- Extensive experience with the following:
- Best practices of Software management, maintenance, and documentation
- Configure and manage Software AG ADABAS and related products such as Natural
- SME in the topics of:
- ADABAS database administration, NATURAL Security, Fast Path
- Database Design
- Defining FDT and DDMs.
- Performance tuning
- Use of ADABAS utilities such as Delta Save Facility, ADABAS Utilities Natural utilities, SMA, Program Migration tool, Review, etc
- Knowledge of log archive and change accumulation utilities
- Knowledge of ADARUN Parameters and Buffer pools.
- Knowledge of Protection logging and Command Logging.
- Establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, disaster recovery, product and database security, maintenance, and utilization
- Reviewing new versions of Software AG ADABAS and related products for functionality, advising how they benefit the client