Database Administrator - Remote
Posted 1 day ago by 1761759893
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Database Administrator role focuses on managing and optimizing the Software AG ecosystem, specifically Adabas and Natural Security. The position emphasizes reliability, security, performance, and user enablement while administering critical databases and supporting data extraction processes. The role also involves guiding changes through development to production and ensuring robust security practices. Candidates should have extensive experience with Software AG tools and database management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer Adabas & Natural Security, maintaining production, test, and development environments.
- Harden security and enforce access controls, ensuring proper access changes and executing routine audits.
- Enable data access and analytics by evaluating tools for Adabas data extraction and training users.
- Guide change across environments, maintaining scripts and documentation for database changes.
- Advance the platform by researching and implementing new hardware and software solutions.
- Support resilience through participation in business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
Key Skills:
- Hands-on experience with Adabas databases and Natural Security in production environments.
- Knowledge of CONNX or comparable Adabas data access tools.
- Proficiency in environment refreshes, backup/restore procedures, and performance tuning.
- Experience with role-based access control, security reviews, and audit documentation.
- Familiarity with SDLC/change control and maintaining a formal data dictionary.
- Strong communication skills for writing user guides and supporting users.
- Minimum of eight years managing Software AG Adabas and Natural.
- Experience with broader Software AG tools and DDM management best practices.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Title: Database Administrator - Remote
Mandatory skills:
Database Administrator,
Software AG Adabas, Natural,
Adabas databases, Natural Security, Software AG stack,
CONNX, Adabas data access tools, installation, configuration, user enablement,
environment refreshes, backup procedures, restore procedures, performance tuning, scripting, Natural utilities,
role-based access control, security reviews, audit documentation,
SDLC, change control across dev, test, prod, maintaining, data dictionary,
broader Software AG tools, NaturalONE, Predict, EntireX, DDM management,
capacity planning, platform modernization, performance engineering
Description:
About the Role:
We re seeking a System Administrator to own and optimize our Software AG ecosystem primarily Adabas and Natural Security with a focus on reliability, security, performance, and user enablement. In this role, you ll administer mission-critical databases, drive secure access and auditing practices, support data extraction, and guide changes from development through production.
What You ll Do
Administer Adabas & Natural Security (plus CONNX): Maintain production, test, and development environments to run efficiently; perform and monitor nightly backups; refresh lower environments from production data as needed; manage DDMs and operational scripts.
Harden security & enforce access controls: Configure and maintain security/authorization to files and applications via Natural and program security; ensure proper access changes for transfers/terminations; execute routine audits and process security requests accurately and on time.
Enable data access & analytics: Evaluate and recommend tools for Adabas data extraction; install and maintain the chosen query product (e.g., CONNX); design and maintain user data catalogs; author a user guide and training materials tailored to our environment; train new users and assist current users with query design.
Guide change across environments: Guide file and schema modifications through development, testing, and production; write and maintain scripts supporting applications and operations; maintain the data dictionary and ensure all database changes are fully documented and consistent.
Advance our platform: Research, recommend, and help implement new hardware and software solutions to improve performance, resilience, and maintainability. Perform platform upgrades as needed to maintain supported versions and to address system vulnerabilities.
Support resilience: Participate in client business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and response activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Hands-on experience administering Adabas databases and Natural Security (Software AG stack) in production environments.
Working knowledge of CONNX or comparable Adabas data access tools, including installation, configuration, and user enablement.
Proficiency with environment refreshes, backup/restore procedures, performance tuning, and scripting (e.g., Natural utilities).
Practical experience implementing role-based access control, security reviews, and audit documentation for regulated environments.
Familiarity with SDLC/change control across dev/test/prod and maintaining a formal data dictionary.
Strong communication skills with the ability to write user guides and support analysts and business users.
Minimum of eight years managing Software AG Adabas and Natural.
Experience with broader Software AG tools (e.g., NaturalONE, Predict, EntireX) and DDM management best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to capacity planning, platform modernization, and performance engineering.
Participation in BC/DR program development and exercises.
Experience with open systems - Linux background (2 years of experience preferred).
Notes:
Remote - resources must come on-site (5 days) for the first week at their own expense.
VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.
Contact Details :
Account co-ordinator: Binodh Thankappan
VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008