Senior Sybase Database Administrator - Telecommute Option

The Senior Sybase Database Administrator will provide database administration for a variety of mission-critical custom and packaged software applications.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support Sybase databases in high availability UNIX environments with thorough knowledge of IBM AIX platforms, specifically in an LPAR environment
  
• Design, implement and maintain all functions of database systems, including access, methods and time, device allocations, validation checks, organization, security, documentation and statistical methodology
  
• Consult with users; determine requirements and recommends database establishment and utilization
  
• Assist in design, test, implementation, maintenance and control of physical and relational databases
  
• May consult with Systems Analysts and designers on procedures related to new or existing databases
  
• Assist in development of systems and procedures affecting database management, design and maintenance
  
• Establish and maintain databases for user testing and production with direction
  
• Evaluate, test and produce recommendations for the selection, user and deployment of DBMS software, data management tools and utilities, data warehouse and replication tools
  
• Support problem resolution; consult and advise in application design and tuning; plan, organize and execute product benchmarks for threshold and functionality
  
• Provide data administration support of the development and maintenance of production and non-production database environments for distributed applications
  
• Participate in product evaluations, design review session, data requirement meetings and consulting with application development products
  
• Participate in 24x7 on call rotation

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
  
• 7+ years of production support or technology administration supporting internal RDBMS systems
  
• 5+ years of Sybase database and replication administration experience
  
• 5+ years UNIX platform experience with shell scripting
  
• Understand the systems development process and have a solid understanding of business processes
  
• Proven analytic skills and strong judgment
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Ability to work effectively with team/others and share knowledge to ensure team success
  
• Demonstrated diagnostic skills
  
• Experience with file structures, design, retrieval, access methods, etc

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sybase ASE 15.x experience
  
• Sybase Replication Server 15.x experience
  
• Experience with Sybase IQ 15.x
  
• TSM backup environment experience
  
• Bradmark Surveillance experience
  
• Experience running batch jobs through Tivoli Work Scheduler (TWS) tools
  
• TriZetto experience
  
• Experience with Perl scripting

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Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.




UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.

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