SUMMARY:
Open position for an experienced DB2 z/OS DBA using DB2 Version 11 or 12 in a sysplex datasharing environment. Rotating 24x7 oncall support will be required.
TECHNICAL:
· Expert knowledge of DB2 version 11/12 on the z/OS platform
· Ability to work within a team environment and communicate effectively with others
· Represent the database team in application development projects with business analysts
· Promote DB2 best practices and new features to developers during application design and implementation
· Ability to mentor others, including junior DBAs and application developers, as well as clearly explain complex technical issues to business analysts and end users
· Proficiency with logical and physical data modeling design concepts
· Solid performance tuning experience in assisting developers with SQL queries, indexing, stored procedures, triggers and resolving concurrency issues
· Experience with table partitioning and maintaining very large databases
· Creation and maintenance of database objects (tables, columns, indexes, etc)
· Implement best practices for database backup and recovery strategies
· Experience in setting and scheduling of database maintenance utilities, with different restrictive levels tailored to application usage with the organization.
· Demonstrated knowledge of third party tools (Omegamon, IBM DB2 Admin, BMC, CDB, CA, etc)
· Ability to make decisions and demonstrate problem solving skills, analysis, prioritization and risk taking
· Ability to plan and execute a project to completion
· Demonstrate personal ownership of assignments
· Proactively raise and resolve issues
· Strong ability to multitask
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
· Bachelors degree required
· Several years experience in a senior DBA role supporting DB2 (version 9 or higher) production systems in a 24x7 business environment
· IBM Certification is a plus
Any Graduate