Database administrator - Sybase

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

Your expertise will be crucial in configuring, installing and maintaining database management systems, ensuring that our systems are always running at peak performance. You'll also be responsible for managing user access, implementing the highest standards of security to protect our valuable data from unauthorized access. In addition, you'll be a disaster recovery guru, developing strong backup and recovery plans to ensure that our system is always protected in the event of a failure. Your technical acumen will be put to use, as you support end users and application developers in solving complex problems related to our database systems. As a key player on the team, you'll implement policies and procedures to safeguard our data from external threats. You will also conduct capacity planning and growth projections based on usage, ensuring that our system is always scalable to meet our business needs. You'll be a strategic partner, working closely with various teams to coordinate systematic database project plans that align with our organizational goals. Your contributions will not go unnoticed - you'll have the opportunity to propose and implement enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system, enabling us to deliver world-class services to our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Database Administration: Install, configure, and maintain Sybase ASE databases, ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability.
• Database Design: Collaborate with developers to design and implement database schema, indexing, and stored procedures.
• Performance Tuning: Analyze and optimize database performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions.
• Replication and High Availability: Design and implement replication strategies using Sybase Replication Server, ensuring high availability and data consistency.
• Backup and Recovery: Develop and implement backup and recovery strategies, ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime.
• Security: Ensure database security, implementing access controls, auditing, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot complex database issues, collaborating with developers and other teams as needed.

Who You Are

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 8+ years of experience as a Sybase DBA, with expertise in Sybase ASE, Replication Server, and related tools.
• In-depth knowledge of database administration, performance tuning, and replication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience troubleshooting complex database issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working with developers, managers, and other stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Health check of Production Sybase ASE and UAT ASE.
• Monitoring daily Storage replication report for Sybase
• Checking daily database space report.
• Ensuring successful completion of daily full database backups and incremental backups.
• Checking Sybase ASE error log and Backup Server error log.
• Assist users with troubleshooting poor performing query to optimize performance.
• Troubleshooting database related issues and resolve the same.
• Plan and execute reorg rebuild for fragmented objects (Monthly basis)
• Assist with Sybase Database related tasks during DR Drill activity.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field

Mandatory Certification -Sybase ASE or Equivalent

Nice to have

• Experience with other databases, such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL.

Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.  At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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