Senior Sybase Database Administrator — St Louis, MO

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong hands-on experience as a Sybase ASE DBA (typically 5–10+ years depending on role level)

• Solid expertise in Sybase Replication Server administration and troubleshooting

• In-depth knowledge of ASE architecture (engines, caches, devices, segments, tempdb)

• Experience with performance tuning, query optimization, and monitoring tools

• Proficiency in backup/recovery, DR planning, and HA implementations

• Good understanding of UNIX/Linux operating systems and shell scripting

• Experience with capacity planning, database growth analysis, and storage management

• Familiarity with change management, release management, and ITIL processes

• Ability to analyze logs, error messages, and system tables to identify root causes

• Exposure to automation using shell/Perl/Python scripts is a plus

• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross functional teams

• Banking, financial services, or mission critical production environment experience preferred

Roles & Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and upgrade Sybase ASE and Sybase Replication Server across development, test, UAT, and production environments

• Perform database administration activities including creation, configuration, patching, and environment setup

• Manage Replication Server (RS) topology, subscriptions, routes, and connections between primary and replicate databases

• Monitor database and replication health; proactively address performance bottlenecks, latency, and replication failures

• Tune ASE performance (memory, cache, tempdb, I/O, query optimization, statistics)

• Handle backup and recovery strategies using dump/load utilities; perform regular DR and restore testing

• Troubleshoot replication issues such as DSI/SQM errors, latency, missing transactions, and data inconsistency

• Manage HA/DR solutions such as Failover, warm standby, and logical standby databases

• Apply security best practices including user management, roles, permissions, auditing, and password policies

• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and support teams during deployments, outages, and performance incidents

• Prepare and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and SOPs

• Participate in 24x7 support, on-call rotations, and incident/problem management

• Support database migrations, upgrades, and consolidation initiatives

• Ensure compliance with internal standards, SLAs, and regulatory requirements

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 a year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & amp; Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Qualifications: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE