Senior Natural/ADABAS Database Administrator

Senior Natural/ADABAS Database Administrator

Type: Contract – long term (8 years)

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

Work Location: Hybrid. On-site (5 days) for the first two months of the contract, then resource is able to work remote.

Candidate Location: must be local to Columbia South Carolina or willing to relocate for the first day.

Interview Process: 1 round, Virtual/Online

Skill Requirements: (must be demonstrated clearly on the resume)

• • Minimum of eight years managing Software AG Adabas and Natural .

• • Hands‑on experience administering Adabas databases and Natural Security (Software AG stack) in production environments .

• • Working knowledge of CONNX or comparable Adabas data access tools , including installation, configuration, and user enablement.

• • Proficiency with environment refreshes, backup/restore procedures, performance tuning, and scripting (e.g., Natural utilities).

• • Practical experience implementing role‑based access control, security reviews, and audit documentation for regulated environments.

• • Familiarity with SDLC/change control across dev/test/prod and maintaining a formal data dictionary.

• • Strong communication skills with the ability to write user guides and support analysts and business users.

• • Experience with broader Software AG tools (e.g., NaturalONE, Predict, EntireX) and DDM management best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• • Exposure to capacity planning, platform modernization, and performance engineering.

• • Participation in BC/DR program development and exercises.

• Job Duties:

• • Administer Adabas & Natural Security (plus CONNX): Maintain production, test, and development environments to run efficiently; perform and monitor nightly backups; refresh lower environments from production data as needed; manage DDMs and operational scripts.

• • Harden security & enforce access controls: Configure and maintain security/authorization to files and applications via Natural and program security; ensure proper access changes for transfers/terminations; execute routine audits and process security requests accurately and on time.

• • Enable data access & analytics: Evaluate and recommend tools for Adabas data extraction; install and maintain the chosen query product (e.g., CONNX); design and maintain user data catalogs; author a user guide and training materials tailored to our environment; train new users and assist current users with query design.

• • Guide change across environments: Guide file and schema modifications through development, testing, and production; write and maintain scripts supporting applications and operations; maintain the data dictionary and ensure all database changes are fully documented and consistent.

• • Advance our platform: Research, recommend, and help implement new hardware and software solutions to improve performance, resilience, and maintainability. Perform platform upgrades as needed to maintain supported versions and to address system vulnerabilities.

• • Support resilience: Participate in agency business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and response activities.