Progress OpenEdge Consultant Position

Job Title : Progress OpenEdge Consultant Location : Remote, USA (100% remote) Duration : Long-term Contract Job Description: Mandatory skills: Progress OpenEdge Database Progress 4GL OpenEdge ABL (Advanced Business Language) • Strong knowledge of Progress OpenEdge, including Progress 4GL, ABL, and database concepts (tables, indexes, triggers). • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills are crucial for both roles. • Experience with relational databases and SQL, and familiarity with operating systems like Windows or Unix/Linux are often required. • Familiarity with source control systems like Git is increasingly common • Install, upgrade, and maintain Progress OpenEdge databases, including managing advanced features like auditing, replication, and AppServer. • Monitor and tune database performance, optimize queries, and recommend system-wide changes to enhance operation. • Implement and execute backup and recovery strategies, perform dump and load operations, and manage disaster recovery planning. • Daily monitoring of database health and performance, with an emphasis on security administration, user access, and logging. • Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues, often involving scripting (shell/bash) for automation. • Experience with Unix/Linux environments and familiarity with related tools like AdminServer, NameServer, and AppServer are common. • Design, develop, and maintain business applications using Progress 4GL, OpenEdge, and ABL. • Work with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. • Ensure applications are responsive and scalable by optimizing them for speed and performance. • Support Progress batch jobs, perform code reviews, and troubleshoot application issues. • May need to implement web services, XML parsing, and ProDataSets.