Senior Mainframe DB2 Database Administrator

Salt Lake City, UT

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7 days ago

Job Description

On Call Support: This role may require participation in an on-call support rotation.

Position Description
In this role, you will serve as the primary onsite DBA point of contact for database administration, production support, performance optimization, security, and disaster recovery activities. You will collaborate with application developers, architects, QA teams, DevOps, integration teams, offshore delivery teams, and third party partners to design, maintain, and support reliable DB2 environments for enterprise clients.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on challenging client engagements, contribute to modernization and cloud related initiatives, and grow your career within a collaborative consulting environment that values technical excellence, initiative, and continuous learning.

Your future duties and responsibilities:
As a Mainframe DB2 DBA, you will help ensure the performance, stability, security, and availability of enterprise database environments. Your responsibilities will include:

Database Design and Architecture

Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for DB2 database administration and related activities.
Collaborate with application developers and architects to translate logical data models into efficient physical DB2 database designs.
Execute DDL for the creation and modification of tables, views, storage groups, and other database objects.
Safely manage schema evolution through complex DB2 ALTER activities.
Implement and maintain Universal Table Spaces, including Client and PBR structures, to support effective storage and partitioning strategies.
Design, create, and manage DB2 indexes to support data integrity and optimize application access paths.

Performance Tuning and Monitoring

Write, review, and tune complex SQL queries to improve application performance and minimize CPU consumption.
Monitor and troubleshoot DB2 performance issues, including access path concerns, locking, buffer pools, and SQL execution.
Analyze EXPLAIN output and other diagnostic information to identify performance bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions.
Use Real Time Statistics (RTS) to monitor database health and schedule maintenance activities proactively.
Support performance optimization and continuous improvement initiatives across production environments.

Database Operations and Automation

Execute and monitor DB2 utilities, including LOAD, UNLOAD, REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, and RECOVER.
Manage DB2 space allocation, including PRIQTY and SECQTY, and monitor VSAM datasets to help prevent storage shortages.
Develop and maintain JCL and REXX scripts to automate batch processing and routine DBA activities.
Use DB2 command level functions to manage database threads, statuses, and operational activities.
Leverage DB2 administration and monitoring tools, such as DB2 Admin Tool and Query Monitor, to support efficient database management.
Provide production support, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate timely issue resolution.

Security and Business Continuity

Administer DB2 security, including GRANT and REVOKE privileges, in alignment with enterprise access policies.
Support database security, audit, compliance, and data protection requirements.
Develop, test, and execute disaster recovery strategies to support business continuity.
Manage image copies, DB2 logs, backup processes, and recovery activities to help ensure timely restoration following an outage.
Participate in production readiness reviews, recovery exercises, and operational support activities.

Collaboration and Delivery

Coordinate with architects, SMEs, development teams, QA, DevOps, integration teams, offshore resources, and third party vendors.
Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to team members and offshore delivery teams.
Support application releases, database changes, maintenance activities, and production deployments.
Document database designs, operating procedures, troubleshooting steps, and recovery processes.
Communicate technical issues, risks, recommendations, and status updates clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent technical experience may be considered.
At least 6 years of experience in mainframe database administration, maintenance, and production support.
Strong hands-on experience administering IBM DB2 for z/OS, including database design, performance monitoring and tuning, backup and recovery, security, and production support.
Working knowledge of mainframe technologies, including COBOL, JCL, CICS, and VSAM, and an understanding of how applications interact with DB2 databases.
Experience with DB2 utilities and administration activities, including RUNSTATS, REORG, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, and UNLOAD.
Experience analyzing and resolving DB2 performance issues, including SQL performance and access path concerns.
Experience supporting multiple applications within a large enterprise or production environment.
Experience coordinating with offshore teams and providing technical direction or guidance.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to make informed technical decisions.
Ability to evaluate and recommend solutions for moderate to complex database and production support issues.
Ability to work onsite in Salt Lake City and collaborate directly with client and delivery teams.
Availability to participate in on call support activities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Endevor.
Experience using mainframe debugging and diagnostic tools.
Experience supporting large scale enterprise modernization or database transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with automation, scripting, monitoring, and continuous improvement practices.
Consulting or client facing experience in a technology services environment.

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Numbers & Facts

Location	Salt Lake City, UT
Industry	Computer Software
Company Size	100 to 499 employees

Skills

Accounts Payableunmatched
AllFusion Endevor Change Managerunmatched
Alliance/Partner Marketingunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Automationunmatched
Business Supportunmatched
CPU (Central Processing Unit)unmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Cobol Programming Languageunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Computer Engineeringunmatched
Computer Scienceunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Data Description Language (DDL)unmatched
Data Modelingunmatched
Data Qualityunmatched
Data Recoveryunmatched
Data Setsunmatched
Database Administrationunmatched
Database Analysisunmatched
Database Architectureunmatched
Database Designunmatched
Database Technologyunmatched
Debugging Toolsunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
Disaster Recoveryunmatched
IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System)unmatched
IBM DB2unmatched
IBM Rexx Programming Languageunmatched
IBM z-OS Operating Systemunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Image Managementunmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
JCL (Job Control Language)unmatched
Knowledge Transferunmatched
Loading/Unloadingunmatched
Mainframe Computerunmatched
Offshoringunmatched
On Callunmatched
Operational Supportunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Managementunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Production Supportunmatched
Production Systemsunmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Root Cause Analysisunmatched
SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
Security Auditingunmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Statisticsunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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