Description
Own end-to-end technical accountability for Sybase ASE and IQ platforms, serving as the final escalation point for critical production incidents.
This role is on-site.
Responsibilities
- Lead L3 production support, conducting root cause analysis and implementing permanent fixes for high-severity incidents.
- Install, configure, and upgrade Sybase ASE instances, managing HA/DR, replication, and security auditing.
- Administer Sybase IQ data warehouse environments, optimizing index strategies, ETL processes, and analytical query performance.
- Plan and execute major changes, including version upgrades, storage migrations, and DR drills with full rollback strategies.
- Develop automation scripts for monitoring and health checks while mentoring L1/L2 DBAs and maintaining operational runbooks.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of experience as a Sybase Database Administrator.
- Deep expertise in Sybase ASE architecture, administration, and advanced performance tuning (cache, memory, tempdb, I/O).
- Strong proficiency in Sybase IQ administration, including HG, LF, and bitmap index optimization.
- Hands-on experience with backup, recovery, and Disaster Recovery strategies using Replication Server.
- Proficiency in SQL and Unix/Linux shell scripting for automation and maintenance.
- Experience supporting SAP applications on Sybase is highly valued.
Preferred Skills
- SAP Sybase ASE or IQ certifications.
- Exposure to cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments.