Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Senior Informix DBA in NEW YORK, NY

Wednesday, April 29, 2009
We have an opening for the position of a Lead Database Administrator. The primary purpose of this position is to administer and maintain all Corporate databases with emphasis on our production IBM Informix databases. Administration performed in a consistent manner so as to provide a stable operating environment and superior levels of database integrity, availability, performance, and recoverability. This is a high-pressure situation where database availability and speed of response during the daytime hours are absolutely essential.


Responsibilities:

Define and maintain the physical database and all of its associated entities.
Consult with the Application Development areas in the use of database programming standards.
Provide backup and recovery for all databases.
Enforce standards to be used by all personnel as it relates to database and/or database programming.
Participate in any conversion required due to database product, application, or procedural change.
Communicate effectively with all levels of technical and non-technical personnel / management.
Follow recommendations for workflow and/or procedural improvements within the Database area.
Ensure integrity of production data by properly employing database utility software.
Experience: Skills & Experience Required:

3 years as an Informix DBA using version 10.0 or higher.
Knowledge of Sun Solaris OS.
Knowledge of MS SQL, MYSQL or Vertica a plus
Excellent SQL skills and ability to write stored procedures.
Knowledge of Informix utilities and the ability to interpret data.
Knowledge of both HDR and ER replication procedures.
Availability to work at night and on weekends when necessary.
Ability to work with developers.

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