Position Overview
This position is responsible for Thomson Reuters Lipper’s 24x7 Sybase and MSSQL database services. This requires in-depth Sybase T-SQL & database administrator skills.
Key responsibilities:
Manage Thomson Reuters Lipper’s databases hosted in multiple data centers globally.
Production database services 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Provide database services that are highly available and reliable, as measured by mean time between failures (MTBF) and mean time to repair (MTTR).
Apply database changes on a schedule basis.
Install & Patch database as needed (Sybase).
Resolve problems in a timely manner according to SLAs.
Performance Tuning of databases (Query Tuning, Disk Tuning and system optimization).
Application trouble shooting from the database layer. Includes T-SQL troubleshooting.
Responsible for backup & recovery of database services.
Knowledgeable of Sybase Security best practices.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Good English communication skills.
Required Skills and Experience (must have):
3-5 Years of database administration experience.
3 years of T-SQL programming experience.
1-2 years of Sybase replication server experience.
1-3 years of Linux experience.
1-3 years Shell scripting experience (Bash, Ksh ).
Preferred Skills and Experience (nice to have):
1-2 years MS-SQL Server
1-2 years of Oracle experience
1-2 years of PL/SQL programming experience