Job Summary:
Ensono is a managed service provider that empowers clients to achieve key business outcomes through innovative technology solutions. They are seeking a Senior Database Administrator to provide DB2 application support and services, focusing on database creation, administration, and optimization for their mainframe clients.
Responsibilities:
• Develop and support and/or customize new services and support efforts.
• Work with vendor personnel to achieve timely solutions of database problems.
• Fulfill client requests and change orders for mainframe z/OS clients in a timely manner as they pertain to DB2
• Provide primary support for reported problems related to client application DB2 tablespaces
• Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones and participate in on-call responsibilities
• Provide key support for client migration services (new client transitions) as they pertain to DB2
• Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired clients such that all technical hurdles are addressed in a timely manner and do not impede the expected progress of the transition nor the targeted migration date
• In joint cooperation with the Disaster Recovery Services, successfully execute tasks associated with any given client’s disaster recovery plans.
• Follow ITSM change control procedures.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
• 13 years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and application support.
• Extensive experience with the following: Administrating and supporting databases in Mainframe DB2.
• Support multiple DB2 subsystems simultaneously.
• Supporting client and internal requests for building all types of DB2 objects.
• Analyzing new versions of DB2 for functionality that can improve client’s systems.
• Refreshing test data for whole environments.
• Supporting DB2 security requests.
• Review DB2 security to find potential risks.
• Reorganization of application data.
• Vendor consultations for problems and questions.
• Space calculations for new objects and environments.
• Reviewing, tuning of internal DB2 buffer pools and SQL code.
• DR recovery of application objects.
• Troubleshooting and solving production database issues.
Preferred:
• Experience with CA, BMC, and IBM tools for DB2.
• Experience establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance and utilization preferred.
• Supporting multiple for clients after hours on-call.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Must be able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and in high pressure situations.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations).
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
Company:
Ensono delivers managed IT services to optimize and modernize mainframes, infrastructure, and cloud for clients. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Chicago, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.