Job description

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - a/ the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI powered applications and experiences with agility and ease.

We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Senior Database Administrator for our Managed Database Administration Service group and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward.

In this role, you will be helping our customers succeed in their business by providing remote database administration tasks for their production OpenEdge deployments. You will be the expert for our MDBA accounts and their business continuity and high availability policies. That’s a great opportunity to work with the largest and most senior team in the OpenEdge database ecosystem, supporting the largest managed database service in the industry.

In this role, you will:

Support multiple customer deployments as their Primary Database Administrator
Support the team with a periodic on-call duty, currently 10 weeks per year
Troubleshoot and resolve technical OpenEdge database issues as they come in
Provide monthly reports for your customers
Deliver backend related project work for Progress customer base, such as:

Perform Database Health Checks
Implement OpenEdge Database Features like OE Replication, TDE, Auditing, etc
Perform Platform migrations and/or upgrades for deployed OpenEdge environments
Perform maintenance items like Dump and Load, implementing After Imaging, etc

Your background:

Minimum 5 years’ experience with OpenEdge databases
Experience with both UNIX/Linux and Windows platforms
Shell Scripting on UNIX/Linux
Windows Batch scripting and CLI
JDK/JRE frameworks and Tomcat implementations
Experience with n-tier environments involving both Progress Classic AppServer and PASOE
Progress SQL92 and middleware solutions, e.g. DataServers for MSSQL or Oracle
A passion to help customers resolve technical issues
Familiar with various problem analysis and troubleshooting methodologies
Excellent communication skills, both orally and written
Fluent in English and at least one other additional language, both written and spoken
Must be willing to work in EMEA time zone [2 00 PM to 11 00 PM IST]

Additionally, it would be beneficial if you have:

Experience as a remote OpenEdge database administrator (DBA)
Experience with project work as an OpenEdge consultant
Experience with Pro2* Replication product in LAN and WAN environments

If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat. What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with, and also to enjoy:

Compensation

Competitive remuneration package
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Enrolment

Vacation, Family, and Health

30 days of earned leave
An extra day off for your birthday
Various other leaves like marriage leave, casual leave, maternity leave, and paternity leave
Premium Group Medical Insurance for employees and five dependents, personal accident insurance coverage, and life insurance coverage
Professional development reimbursement 
Interest subsidy on loans - either vehicle or personal loans.

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Together, We Make Progress

Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. Join us!

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