Senior DB2 z/OS DBA

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