Progress Database Administrator

Job Title: Progress Database Administrator Duration: 12 plus months contract with possible extension Experience: 5+ years of experience Job Summary We are looking for an experienced Progress Database Administrator (DBA) to manage, maintain, monitor, and optimize Progress OpenEdge databases supporting enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with database administration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, database migration, and production troubleshooting. The candidate will work closely with application development, infrastructure, and production support teams to ensure database availability, reliability, security, and performance for business-critical applications. Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Progress OpenEdge Database Administration.
• Knowledge of Progress OpenEdge architecture, database configuration, and startup parameters.
• Experience with OpenEdge database monitoring and troubleshooting utilities, including promon, proutil, probkup, and prorest.
• Strong knowledge of database backup, restore, recovery, and After-Imaging.
• Experience with database performance tuning, index optimization, locking, and transaction management.
• Experience with database migration, upgrades, dump/load, and database maintenance.
• Knowledge of Progress ABL/4GL applications and their interaction with the database.
• Experience with Linux/Unix or Windows Server environments.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux shell scripting and automation.
• Understanding of database security, access management, and disaster recovery practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Progress OpenEdge replication and high-availability configurations.
• Knowledge of Progress Application Server, WebSpeed, or PAS for OpenEdge (PASOE).
• Familiarity with SQL-92, ODBC/JDBC connectivity, and application integration.
• Experience supporting large-scale, business-critical enterprise applications.
• Experience working in an ITIL-based production support environment.
• Exposure to healthcare, insurance, or other regulated enterprise environments is an advantage.

Education Bachelor//’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.