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OpenEdge DBA
Job Number	5375
WorkLocation	CT - Stamford/Bridgeport Metro
Category	Database
Duration	3 months then perm
Our client in Stamford, CT is looking for a strong OpenEdge DBA with strong knowledge of the current Progress based technologies.   This is a consult-to-hire opportunity.

From Client:
*Must have Progress knowledge/experience.  
*Our client is currently using Version 11 however they will take anyone with experience in other versions and they will train on 11.
*Unix experience a must

We really need is a person with DBA skills. Our first tier would be someone who had exposure to v11 and has good Unix skills. The second tier would be someone who had been a DBA for a number of years but wasn’t fortunate enough to play with v11 – this is someone who we could train here internally. Being a DBA is a must. Not just a knowledge of how to add tables and fields to a database. 

Skills
•Strong OpenEdge v10/v11 both DBA and 4GL 
•Experience with Database Replication, Application Servers, OpenEdge Management (Fathom) 
•Experience with troubleshooting all aspects of Progress database including but not limited to database performance, availability, backup, disaster recovery and capacity planning. 
•Strong UNIX skills, experience with UNIX shell scripting 

Responsibilities
•The person in this position must be self-motivated and able to function with little supervision 
•Install and configure Progress RDBMS 
•Manage dump/loads, backups, restore and recovery across multiple data centers 
•Manage database security and provide auditing proof to satisfy PCI/SOX requirements 
•Monitor database performance and system resources 
•Experience with clustering, upgrades and data continuity 
•Perform disaster recovery planning and testing across multiple data centers 
•Develop functional and technical documentation 
•Follow and refine change control procedures and policies related to database environment 
•Create metrics/monitoring capabilities using existing tools 
•Write and maintain documentation for the Progress environment as it grows 
•Maintain the environment in a 24x7 environment 
•Be aware of, and comply with, all corporate policies.