ADABAS Database Administrator
Location: McLean, VA
Company: Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC
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Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC is an award-winning, rapidly growing federal government contractor committed to providing innovative, high-performing solutions to our government clients and focused on fostering a workplace that encourages growth, initiative, creativity, and employee satisfaction.
Title: ADABAS Database Administrator
Location: Remote – United States
Terms: Full-time
Clearance: Ability to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance (Candidates with a current Top-Secret security clearance are highly preferred)
Travel: N/a
Position Description
Harmonia is looking for a skilled ADABAS Database Administrator to support our dynamic technical environment. The ADABAS Database Administrator is responsible for installing, customizing, and maintaining the Data Centers ADABAS Cluster Services environment and associated suite of Software AG (SAG) products. To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed; meet the education and work experience required; and must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Other duties, in addition to the below, may be assigned as necessary to meet business needs.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the technical direction, coordination, and execution of assigned database tasks.
- Provide day-to-day support for large ADABAS instances.
- Perform daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly security and maintenance tasks, including index, partition, and patch management.
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure optimal query configuration, tuning, and response times.
- Plan, install, configure, customize, and implement the SAG suite of ADABAS products, including:
- Adabas, Adabas zIIP, Natural (CICS, TSO, RPC, zIIP), NET-WORK, Predict, EntireX, Adabas SQL Gateway, Natural Development Server, and Natural ONE.
- Plan and execute disaster recovery strategies for ADABAS and related products.
- Configure and implement ADABAS Cluster Services and associated tools.
- Implement new DBMS technologies in accordance with the DCSA Change Control process.
- Support ADABAS integration with structured and unstructured data.
- Configure and implement ADABAS support for SQL.
- Configure and implement Natural under CICS, TSO, and Batch environments.
- Configure and implement Natural Security, Predict Application Control, and Predict.
- Install, configure, and implement ADABAS SAF Security.
- Configure and optimize ADABAS data and index buffering in main memory to improve performance.
- Install and configure ADABAS Online System (AOS).
- Implement ADABAS Nucleus 64-bit processing support.
- Configure ADABAS to report performance and resource consumption data through SMF.
- Ensure ADABAS environments meet audit and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Provide technical assistance to PMOs, DBMS programming teams, and system design staff.
- Assist in evaluating and setting database parameters to ensure optimal performance.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field.
- Ten years of experience in installing, implementing, maintaining and supporting Software AG products, including Adabas, Adabas zIIP, Natural, Natural CICS, Natural TSO, Natural RPC, Natural zIIP, NET-WORK, Predict, EntireX, Adabas SQL Gateway, Natural Development Server, and Natural ONE
- Recent experience implementing ADABAS Cluster Services in an IBM z/OS Parallel Sysplex.
- Recent experience with SAG suite of ADABAS software products including Adabas, Natural, Natural CICS, Natural TSO, Natural RPC, Predict, EntireX, Adabas SQL Gateway, Natural Development Server, Predict, Adabas Review, REVIEW Natural Monitor, Natural Security, Natural Optimizer Compiler, and ADABAS Online Services.
- Recent experience in maintaining Natural Authorized Services Manager and Roll Server Manager.
- Recent experience in supporting CICS Natural application in a CICSPlex configuration.
- Recent experience performing dump analysis of Natural programs.
- Recent experience in developing disaster recovery procedure for offsite restoration of the ADABAS environment.
- Recent experience in monitoring and tuning ADABAS s databases.
Desired
- Experience with AWS, Oracle, and SQL Server databases.
- Experience with data migration from mainframe to cloud environments.
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Here at Harmonia we are pleased to have been repeatedly recognized for our outstanding work culture, the innovative work we do, and the employees on our team who make a difference each day. Some of these recognitions include:
- Recognized as a Top 20 "Best Place to Work in Virginia"
- Recipient of Department of Labor's HireVets Gold Medallion
- Great Place to Work Certification for five years running
- A Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50 company
- A Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100 company
- Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies for eleven years
- Two-time SBA SBIR Tibbett's Award winner
- Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certification
We recognize that every bit of our success is the result of our teams of hard-working, motivated, and innovative professionals who are proud to call themselves part of the Harmonia family! In addition to competitive compensation, a family-focused culture, and a dynamic, productive work environment, we offer all full-time employees a variety of benefits including, but not limited to
- Traditional and HSA- eligible medical insurance plans w/ Wellness Incentives for employees and family
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision insurance options
- 100% employer-sponsored STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Veterans Cohort
- Gym membership reimbursement
- 401(k) matching
- Dollar-for-dollar 501(c)(3) donation matching
- Flexible-schedules and teleworking options
- Paid holidays and Flexible Paid Time Off
- Adoption Expense Reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
- Professional development and career growth opportunities and paid training days
- Employer-sponsored Employee Assistance Program for employee and family
- Team and company-wide events, recognition, and appreciation-- and so much more!
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Harmonia is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or genetics. Harmonia does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. To perform the above job successfully, an individual must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed; meet the education and work experience required; and must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. Other duties in addition to those listed may be assigned as necessary to meet business needs. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable an applicant with a disability to successfully apply for and/or perform the essential duties of the job. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact .