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Form of work 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:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
This job description covers only the primary functions and responsibilities of the position and should not be
construed as an all-encompassing list of duties. Other job-related duties may be required. All requirements
are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
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
This job description covers only the primary functions and responsibilities of the position and should not be
construed as an all-encompassing list of duties. Other job-related duties may be required. All requirements
are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
