Database Administrator â (NaturalAdabas Administrator)
Database Administrator â (NaturalAdabas Administrator)
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Job Description
Position: Database/System Administrator Advanced
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Columbia SC(Hybrid-On-site (5 days) for the first two months of the contract then resource is able to work remote)
Client: State of South Carolina
Interview Process: 1 round Virtual/Online
Possibility for Extension: Yes - estimated duration of this project is eight years.
Job Description:
The State of South Carolina is looking for a Database Administrator - Advanced (Natural/Adabas Administrator)
Software AG: Natural/Adabas Administrator
Agency is 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 this role youll administer mission critical databases drive secure access and auditing practices support data extraction and guide changes from development through production.
What Youll 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 agency 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. Natural ONE Predict Entire X) and DDM management best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to capacity planning platform modernization and performance engineering.
- Participation in BC/DR program development and exercises
Employment Type
Full-time
