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Sybase DBA
| Listed on: | 6th May |
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| Location: | City of London |
| Salary/Rate: | £60000 - £70000 |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Start Date: | N/A |
| Reference: | KH_50 |
| Recruiter: | Aston Carter |
Sybase DBA
Key Responsibilities:
•To provide on-site Database Administration and 1st Line Applications Support as part of a Shift Rota covering from 07:00 to 19:00, Mon - Fri (some weekend working will be required)
•Provide on-call and overnight Database and 1st Line Applications Support for the EOD Processing and Business Users. Will be available and able to work when on-call as part of the IT Production “Out of Hours” Support Rota.
•Plan and complete Database Administration projects and tasks as assigned by IT Management
•Perform Installation, configuration, upgrades and maintenance of Database environments including the related elements of Applications (all Environments – Dev, Test, UAT and Prod)
•Produce and Maintain Documented Operational Procedures and Diagrams for all Database Environments and related Applications Support
•Provide support for Developers and Business Users requests and queries
•Conduct Performance Monitoring / Tuning, and Capacity Monitoring / Planning for all Unix Environments and Production Applications
•Perform the Security Administration Function for all Database environments
•Ensure that all Database backups are performed successfully
•Provide Training and Guidance to other members of the Applications Technical Services Team
•Perform regular Database Housekeeping tasks (inc. DBCC, Update Stats, Error Log checking)
•Produce scripts to perform and automate regular Administration and Housekeeping tasks
•Perform basic Solaris System Administration tasks as and when necessary to provide cover
•Liaison with Software Vendors, 3rd Party Suppliers, Business Users and IT Development.
•Ensure that in the event of a fault down time is kept to a minimum
•Perform and Assist with the Recovery of Systems and Applications at Disaster Recovery tests
•Be proactive in suggesting how technology can be used to improve/ enhance business processes to save costs or provide a competitive edge
•Provide cover when other Database Administrators are on holiday or sick
•Liaise with staff at all levels
Skills & Experience:
Essential:
•Sybase Database Administration experience in a Production Support Team
•Oracle Database Administration experience in a Production Support Team
•experience in an Investment Banking environment
•Excellent knowledge of Sybase (inc. 12.5) running on Solaris
•Good knowledge of Oracle (release 10G and above) running on Solaris
•Excellent knowledge of Database Performance Monitoring and Tuning Utilities and
Commands
•Sufficient Solaris experience to perform the DBA Functions competently
•Excellent Shell Scripting Skills
•Excellent Interpersonal Skills
•Excellent Written and Oral Communications Skills
Desirable:
•Experience of supporting the Database elements of Applications in a Production Support Team
•Murex Application experience is an advantage
Familiarity with SAN technology
•Sybase Replication Server
•Some MS SQL Server Experience
Aston Carter Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Key Responsibilities:
•To provide on-site Database Administration and 1st Line Applications Support as part of a Shift Rota covering from 07:00 to 19:00, Mon - Fri (some weekend working will be required)
•Provide on-call and overnight Database and 1st Line Applications Support for the EOD Processing and Business Users. Will be available and able to work when on-call as part of the IT Production “Out of Hours” Support Rota.
•Plan and complete Database Administration projects and tasks as assigned by IT Management
•Perform Installation, configuration, upgrades and maintenance of Database environments including the related elements of Applications (all Environments – Dev, Test, UAT and Prod)
•Produce and Maintain Documented Operational Procedures and Diagrams for all Database Environments and related Applications Support
•Provide support for Developers and Business Users requests and queries
•Conduct Performance Monitoring / Tuning, and Capacity Monitoring / Planning for all Unix Environments and Production Applications
•Perform the Security Administration Function for all Database environments
•Ensure that all Database backups are performed successfully
•Provide Training and Guidance to other members of the Applications Technical Services Team
•Perform regular Database Housekeeping tasks (inc. DBCC, Update Stats, Error Log checking)
•Produce scripts to perform and automate regular Administration and Housekeeping tasks
•Perform basic Solaris System Administration tasks as and when necessary to provide cover
•Liaison with Software Vendors, 3rd Party Suppliers, Business Users and IT Development.
•Ensure that in the event of a fault down time is kept to a minimum
•Perform and Assist with the Recovery of Systems and Applications at Disaster Recovery tests
•Be proactive in suggesting how technology can be used to improve/ enhance business processes to save costs or provide a competitive edge
•Provide cover when other Database Administrators are on holiday or sick
•Liaise with staff at all levels
Skills & Experience:
Essential:
•Sybase Database Administration experience in a Production Support Team
•Oracle Database Administration experience in a Production Support Team
•experience in an Investment Banking environment
•Excellent knowledge of Sybase (inc. 12.5) running on Solaris
•Good knowledge of Oracle (release 10G and above) running on Solaris
•Excellent knowledge of Database Performance Monitoring and Tuning Utilities and
Commands
•Sufficient Solaris experience to perform the DBA Functions competently
•Excellent Shell Scripting Skills
•Excellent Interpersonal Skills
•Excellent Written and Oral Communications Skills
Desirable:
•Experience of supporting the Database elements of Applications in a Production Support Team
•Murex Application experience is an advantage
Familiarity with SAN technology
•Sybase Replication Server
•Some MS SQL Server Experience
Aston Carter Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
http://www.technojobs.co.uk/job.phtml/129331
| Contact Name: | Karl Hamilton |
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