Sr. DB2 DBA

Role: Sr. DB2 DBA

Location: Remote

Duration: 11 Months

Job Description:

Required (must have):

* 10 or more year's professional experience as a systems DB2 zOS database on V11+ Database Administrator should be very strong working knowledge of Operational/Systems DBA to setup and support IBM DB2 zOS databases on Mainframe systems. Experience of db2 LUW is a plus.

* In depth knowledge of the DB2 zOS architecture.

* Experienced in installing, configuring, and upgrading DB2 zOS subsystems.

* Experience with Netezza Performance Server database administration

* Experience working with IBM on opening cases and working with them

* Experience in configuring and supporting Tier-1 mission critical databases as a systems/infrastructure DBA.

* In-depth knowledge of operating system zOS and hands on working experiences on zOS

* Good knowledge of capacity planning and architecture design for database server deployment.

* Proven experience in working in a mission critical environment in a multi-terabyte database platform, including analytics workloads.

* Good understanding of data warehouse concepts including data marts and data lakes.

* Perform routine maintenance on several database environments including application of updates, patches, and hotfixes

* Creating databases, migrating database objects from non-production to production environment.

* Designing and building data models, schemas, views, and tables to support application requirements

* Working knowledge of Database Security mechanism, data encryption, obfuscation, auditing using tools such as Guardium.

* Extensive experience designing and executing backup and recovery concepts and procedures

* Measure database performance and troubleshoot complex database issues, I/O bottlenecks, SQL Tuning/

* Experience in using Nimsoft, Dynatrace or Datadog or other event management and performance monitoring tools.

* Good understanding of licensing options and optimization.

* Experience in scripting languages (shell or python or Perl) for automating DBA administrative tasks.

* Experience with automation tools such as Control-M.

* In-depth knowledge of IT industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies.

* Provide 24 x 7 Support to Critical production systems.

* Knowledge of Project Management Methodologies

* Experience in working closely with the application development teams to resolve any performance related issues and provide application support.

* Db2 tools, JCL, Perf monitoring (Omegamon)

Required Education:

* Bachelor's degree in an IT related field or equivalent work experience.

Preferred:

* DB2 zOS Database Administration Certification.

* Added advantage of knowledge of administration of db2 LUW and Sailfish

* Health care industry related experience.

Generic Job Description:

The Senior IT Database Administrator (Senior DBA) provides consultation related to database management and administration. The Senior DBA's perform detailed data flow analysis ensuring the highest levels of efficiency in database and query design in distributed data flows. Senior DBA's administer database systems to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. The Senior DBA is responsible for maintenance, control and testing of complex databases which provide orderly methods of data storage and controlled access to data. Senior DBA's also maintain complex query language for established database systems, design and execute backup and recovery schemes and implement disaster recovery procedures. The Senior DBA serves as a subject matter expert providing consultation to end-users and project team members on database management, query development, system requirements and database change management initiatives and providing technical guidance to other DBAs.

* Consults on database, architecture and related infrastructure technologies to all areas and levels within IT.

* Consults on exploiting opportunities involving multiple hardware and software systems, issue resolution, providing innovative business solutions, etc. to both internal and external customers and partners.

* Provides technical leadership on the implementation of leading-edge database technologies and the design and implementation of large-scale technical solutions based on business requirements.

* Develops and ensures compliance with all system, disaster recovery and security audit policies.

* Writes complex programming/scripts.

* Participate in disaster recovery design, testing and execution

* Monitor and evaluate database performance and adjust database configuration as appropriate

* Provide technical leadership to other DBAs

* Design process for database change management issues related to environment migration

* Make highly complex physical changes to current databases, often this requires working after hours

* Maintain operational documentation (e.g., procedures, task lists, architecture blueprints)

* Provide subject matter expertise to corporate projects and initiatives

* Work with users and IT partners to understand requirements for a physical database design

* Provide database consulting expertise to corporate projects and initiatives applying PMM and development life cycle concepts

* Address customer concerns and issues related to database management

* Evaluate database performance and adjust configuration appropriately

* Provide production support for outages, restore/recovery events

* Optimize implementation of system design in order to optimize performance and effectiveness while realizing the optimum technical issues.

* Other duties as assigned

Position is offered by a no fee agency.

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