Sybase Database Administrator – L2

Role: Sybase Database Administrator – L2

Location: Singapore (Onsite)
Contract: 12 Months (Extendable)

Shift: Rotational / On-Call / Weekend Support / Weekend support is mandatory – every 3rd Saturday of the month / Public holiday support will follow Paris holidays, rather than Singapore holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day BAU activities, incidents, service requests and change requests.
• Provide L2 technical support for Sybase ASE and PostgreSQL database environments.
• Troubleshoot database performance, integrity and availability issues.
• Perform database backup, restore, tuning and maintenance.
• Manage production database environments in an SLA-driven environment.
• Perform database installation, upgrade and patching activities.
• Support Sybase Replication Server and PostgreSQL replication/clustering.
• Provide Application DBA support and assist with BAU application issues.
• Perform OS-level activities related to database administration.
• Manage database logs and scheduled jobs using Control-M or similar tools.
• Handle schema/object and partition management.
• Perform database maintenance including index management and DBCC.
• Support capacity planning and database estate management.
• Develop and maintain DB scripts, Shell scripts and Ansible automation.
• Participate in high-severity incidents and drive technical resolution.
• Review technology changes and identify potential operational risks.
• Collaborate with Development, Architecture, Service Management and Project teams.
• Contribute to service improvements, transformation initiatives and technology roadmap activities.

Required Technical Skills

• Sybase ASE 15.x
• Sybase Replication Server
• PostgreSQL 12.x+
• Database Backup & Restore
• Performance & Query Tuning
• Database Troubleshooting & Integrity Management
• Production Database Administration
• Installation, Upgrade & Patching
• Replication & Clustering
• Application DBA
• Unix / Linux
• Control-M or similar scheduling tools
• Schema, Object & Partition Management
• Index Management & DBCC
• Capacity Planning
• Shell / DB Scripting
• Ansible

Additional Skills

• PowerShell
• Python
• T-SQL
• ITIL processes and practices
• ServiceNow / ITSM
• HP OMI / monitoring tools

Ideal Candidate

• 5–8 years of relevant Sybase DBA experience
• Strong hands-on experience in Sybase ASE + PostgreSQL
• Experience working in a production and SLA-driven banking environment
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable handling P1/P2/high-severity incidents
• Good communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Banking BAU experience will be an added advantage
• Sybase/PostgreSQL certification is an added advantage