Systems Programmer (PostgreSQL/Sybase DBA) | Contract
Manpower
- Singapore
- $7,000-9,000 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
Systems Programmer (PostgreSQL/Sybase) is a technical Administrator role within the Database team and will be responsible for managing, administration and supporting the Sybase & PostgreSQL Database technologies for the bank.Job description:
- Work as technical L2 resource for Sybase & PostgreSQL database services.
- Provide support for all production support activities within the Database team in Singapore.
- Accountable for the overall health and stability of the technical solutions within his scope.
- Effectively work with technical peers such as architects, peer Administrators and project teams on technology road maps and projects.
- Work with L3/Service Manager to gain control over the scope of technical activities, develop best practices and gain knowledge over all aspects of support.
- Act as the last level of escalation for the team members
- Own incident, problem and change management process for the team
- Assigns technical tasks and manages delegation
- Animates the team to encourage collaboration and sharing of practices
- Participates to recruitment process for the team
- Actively involved in incident management (fault investigation, resolution escalations of all monitoring alerts and user-initiated problem calls/tickets) and request management
- Final technical approver for any changes into Sybase and PostgreSQL technology and is accountable for any technical changes in the environment from a RUN/BAU perspective
- Involved in projects like End of Life, New Builds, migrations and technical upgrades of the solution managed by the team
- Participates in global Infra events (like Power down and DR Tests)
- Ensures activity is performed in compliance with norms, standards, processes and procedures
- Ensures documentation is up to date and relevant for use
- Lead the continuous improvement initiatives
- Responsible to drive and deliver root cause for any high severity issues
- Focus on automation and optimum use of the team to improve efficiency
- Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role.
- Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence
- Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the Singapore Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time
- Maintain programmable code outlined in technical instructions and specifications for operating systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Around 5 - 8 years of Applications/Systems Programmer (PostgreSQL/Sybase) experience in administration and management of IT Database technologies primarily Sybase ASE & Replication , PostgreSQL cluster with replication solutions
- Knowledge of different domains of IT Security
- Working & hands-on experience in administering the DB technologies
- Must have experience in working in similar Production setup in Run (Operations) mode
- Ability to apply risk-based approach while working on assigned responsibilities
- Experience in defining, implementing, and enforcing Database Security policies for data security solutions.
- Must have working experience in a large enterprise level environment, working experience in financial organization
- Excellent in analytical, communication and documentation skills
- Ability to organize work and be able to prioritise work as per the needs of Production Operation's needs
- Must have understanding of ITIL processes and comfortable working in process oriented environment
- Ability to work independently and as well as a part of team and is able to work under minimal supervision