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IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.
Our client is looking for an SQL Database Administrator. The client environment is predominantly Sybase with SQL Server. The client is moving from Sybase to a pure SQL Server in approximately 3 years. The Sybase environment is 15.7 on Solaris in an X86 hardware environment within our local network. The SQL Server environment is mixed versions of SQL Server on mixed versions of Windows Server with an upcoming project to update versions. This environment includes both servers in the client s network and in Azure.
The Agency s planned goal is to move off Sybase and a project to do this is underway and thus the need for the selected candidate to have some experience with both Sybase and SQL Server. The primary goal is to have an additional individual to assist with their Sybase 15.7.
The desire is to have a DBA that can assist with tasks, particularly during afterhours implementations that the senior DBAs need completed to reduce the overall time required per DBA. This position will also help with other tasks that occur during the week such as weekly data fixes which occur on Thursday and Friday.
NOTE: Local candidates (preferred) or non-local (must be willing to relocate at own expense/follow the hybrid schedule). Will need to be onsite from day 1, two days a week. Wednesdays are required to be onsite. NO REMOTE ONLY OPTION. Minimal occasional overtime may be required.
Location: Lansing, MI (
Hybrid)
Contract: 1+ years
Skills Required:
- 4-5 years - Experience with Sybase
- 4-5 years - SQL Server
- Unix/Solaris/Linux experience
- Experience with troubleshooting
- Experience with formal change control environments
- Experience with Windows Servers
- Experience working with clusters and with Disaster Recovery in our development, test, and production environments.
- Bachelor s Degree (Please include on your resume)
Skills Desired A plus to have:
- Experience migrating from Sybase to SQL Server
- Familiarity with Sybase ASE 15.7
- Rate depends on experience
- Local candidates preferred, not mandatory
- Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are not sponsoring H1B candidates at this time.
- Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.
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