Natural / Adabas Administrator

8542-SC-PEBA-Database Administrator

PAY RATE : W2 Hourly : $79, W2 Salary With Benefits : $154336

ONLY W2

Interview Process : 1 round, Virtual / Online

Work Location : Remote - resources MUST come on-site (5 days) for the first week of the contract at their own expense. The resource may work remote in the US for the rest of the duration of the contract.

Candidate Location : Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to come on-site to Columbia, SC for the first week of the contract at their own expense.

PLEASE NOTE : This is a repost of posting ID 8159 - any resource that was submitted to 8159 will not be considered for this repost.

Please confirm with your resource in their Right to Represent that they are willing to come onsite for the first week of the contract.

We're seeking a System Administrator to own and optimize our Software AG ecosystem-primarily Adabas and Natural Security-with a focus on reliability, security, performance, and user enablement. In this role, you'll administer mission critical databases, drive secure access and auditing practices, support data extraction, and guide changes from development through production.

What You'll Do

• Administer Adabas & Natural Security (plus CONNX) : Maintain production, test, and development environments to run efficiently; perform and monitor nightly backups; refresh lower environments from production data as needed; manage DDMs and operational scripts.
• Harden security & enforce access controls : Configure and maintain security / authorization to files and applications via Natural and program security; ensure proper access changes for transfers / terminations; execute routine audits and process security requests accurately and on time.
• Enable data access & analytics : Evaluate and recommend tools for Adabas data extraction; install and maintain the chosen query product (e.g., CONNX); design and maintain user data catalogs; author a user guide and training materials tailored to our environment; train new users and assist current users with query design.
• Guide change across environments : Guide file and schema modifications through development, testing, and production; write and maintain scripts supporting applications and operations; maintain the data dictionary and ensure all database changes are fully documented and consistent.
• Advance our platform : Research, recommend, and help implement new hardware and software solutions to improve performance, resilience, and maintainability. Perform platform upgrades as needed to maintain supported versions and to address system vulnerabilities.
• Support resilience : Participate in agency business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and response activities.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications