Mainframe Database & Security Administrator (Adabas/Natural)

Mainframe Database & Security Administrator (Adabas/Natural)
Location: Columbia, SC (Hybrid)
Type: Long-term Contract (W2 only, no third party candidates please)

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled System Administrator with deep experience in Natural/Adabas to ensure the reliability, security, and performance of mission-critical systems. This role combines administration, security, data access, and environment management responsibilities, supporting development through production while enabling analysts and business users.

What You'll Do

• Database & Environment Management: Administer production, test, and development environments; oversee backups; refresh lower environments; manage DDMs and scripts.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain access controls; process security requests; perform audits and ensure compliance in regulated settings.
• Data Access & Analytics: Support data extraction tools (e.g., CONNX); build and maintain user data catalogs; provide training and documentation for query design and usage.
• Change & Release Management: Guide schema and file changes across dev/test/prod; maintain data dictionaries; document database changes.
• Platform Advancement: Research and implement performance, security, and modernization improvements; perform upgrades and system hardening.
• Resilience & Recovery: Contribute to business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and response.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience managing Software AG Adabas and Natural in production environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Adabas, Natural Security, and related tools (including environment refreshes, backup/restore, performance tuning, and scripting).
• Experience with data access tools such as CONNX or equivalents.
• Strong background in role-based access control, audits, and regulated environments.
• Familiarity with SDLC/change control across multiple environments and formal data dictionaries.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing user guides and supporting technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exposure to broader Software AG toolsets such as NaturalONE, Predict, and EntireX.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with platform modernization, performance engineering, and capacity planning.
• Participation in business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives.