Job Description Duration: 12+ Months
Compensation: $65-70/hr
Location: 100% REMOTE
We are seeking an experienced Mainframe z/OS Storage & DB2 Administrator with strong hands-on experience supporting enterprise IBM mainframe environments. The ideal candidate will have expertise in z/OS, Mainframe Storage, and DB2 for z/OS Administration, along with strong troubleshooting and production support skills.
Responsibilities: Administer and support IBM z/OS mainframe environments. Perform Mainframe Storage Administration, including DASD, datasets, volumes, catalogs, and storage allocation. Manage and support DFSMS, SMS, HSM, and storage policies. Monitor storage capacity, performance, availability, and utilization. Perform DB2 for z/OS administration, including database maintenance, monitoring, backup, recovery, and performance tuning. Manage DB2 objects, tablespaces, indexes, buffer pools, logs, and storage groups. Execute and troubleshoot DB2 utilities such as REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, and CHECK DATA. Troubleshoot DB2 locking, deadlocks, performance, and connectivity issues. Support z/OS system maintenance, upgrades, and production troubleshooting. Develop and maintain JCL for operational and administrative activities. Use JES2, SDSF, TSO, and ISPF for system monitoring and administration. Support disaster recovery, backup/recovery, and business continuity activities. Collaborate with application, infrastructure, database, and operations teams to resolve production issues. Qualifications: 8+ years of hands-on Mainframe engineering experience. Strong DB2 for z/OS Administration experience. Experience with DFSMS, SMS, HSM, DASD, and dataset management. Strong Mainframe Storage Administration experience. Strong knowledge of JCL, JES2, SDSF, TSO, and ISPF. Experience with DB2 utilities, backup/recovery, and performance tuning. Strong troubleshooting and production support experience. Experience working in large-scale, enterprise mainframe environments. 26-01019
Show more Numbers & Facts Location Washington DC, DC (Remote Salary $65–$70 Per Hour
Skills
Administrative Skillsunmatched
Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS)unmatched
Data Recoveryunmatched
Data Setsunmatched
Database Administrationunmatched
Database Technologyunmatched
Disaster Recoveryunmatched
Engineeringunmatched
IBM DB2unmatched
IBM Job Entry Subsystemunmatched
IBM Mainframeunmatched
IBM Mainframe Operating Systemunmatched
IBM System/Spool Display and Search Facility (SDSF)unmatched
IBM TSO/ISPFunmatched
IBM z-OS Operating Systemunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
JCL (Job Control Language)unmatched
Mainframe Computerunmatched
Mainframe Operating Systemunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Short Messaging Service (SMS)unmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Systems Maintenanceunmatched
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