DB2 z/OS DBA

GreyMatter Solutions

United States

15 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

6 years minimum

Compensation

$124,800.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Application Performance Management Customer Information Control System (CICS) CLIST COBOL (Programming Language) Databases IBM DB2 Job Control Language (JCL) Rexx (Programming Language) Tivoli Management Framework Job Entry Subsystem 2/3 MVS (OS) Performance Tuning

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IBM Resource Access Control Facility SAS (Software) SQL Databases Subsystems Z/OS Data Logging Tso/ispf System Availability Change Data Capture Omegamon

Job description

Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade Db2 for z/OS subsystems. Apply maintenance and fixes using SMP/E. Administer production and non-production Db2 databases. Execute and optimize Db2 utilities, including REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, and REBUILD INDEX. Monitor and tune Db2 subsystems, SQL, buffer pools, locking, logging, storage, and application performance. Support backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster-recovery testing. Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root-cause analysis. Support Q Replication, SQL Replication, Change Data Capture, and Db2 Connect. Collaborate with application, CICS, storage, security, and z/OS infrastructure teams. Follow ITIL incident, problem, change, and release-management processes. Maintain technical documentation, implementation plans, and operational procedures. Participate in rotational on-call and scheduled after-hours support. Core Technical Skills

Db2 for z/OS z/OS, MVS, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, JES2/JES3 CICS, IMS, RACF, DFSMS, and SMP/E SQL, COBOL, REXX, CLIST, SAS, or Assembler Q Replication, SQL Replication, and Change Data Capture Db2 Connect and Informatica PowerExchange OMEGAMON, IntelliMagic, MXG, BMC MainView, Apptune, Query Monitor, TMON, Strobe, or Db2PM TWS/OPC, SA z/OS, and NetView Proposed Senior-Level Differentiation

Requirements

10 12+ years of relevant Db2 for z/OS experience Independent ownership of subsystem administration, upgrades, migrations, and complex production issues Advanced performance tuning and recovery expertise Technical leadership, client communication, mentoring, and project ownership Serves as the escalation point for high-severity incidents Proposed Junior-Level Differentiation

Approximately 3 6 years of relevant mainframe or Db2 experience Supports database administration, monitoring, utilities, maintenance, and incident resolution under senior guidance Working knowledge of Db2, z/OS, JCL, SQL, TSO/ISPF, and production-support processes Willingness to participate in on-call support and develop deeper systems-programming expertise