Senior DB2 Database Administrator

What success looks like in this role:

Position Overview

• Unisys has been providing IBM mainframe managed services to its clients since 1989. As an IT Specialist, you will be instrumental in providing IBM Mainframe technical solutions and support that tightly align with our client's desired outcomes.
• You will be part of a high-performance team of technical professionals who work together in the day-to-day administrative and support functions of our client's DB2 databases, primarily at a bank in Latin America. You will participate in project-related activities while interacting closely with the client.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing, creating, implementing, maintaining, tuning, and supporting DB2 databases on z/OS.
• Working with application development teams to install and migrate releases, support execution of data fixes, define new and execute databases recovery functions, definition, and execution of standard database tuning procedures.
• Managing database security, access controls, and user permission.
• Ensuring database integrity, availability, and monitoring the performance of the database.
• Perform intermediate to advanced tasks related to database design and implementation, operation and recovery, security and auditing, distributed connectivity, performance, installation, and migration/upgrades specific to the z/OS operating system.
• Capable of addressing all questions regarding DB2 of z/OS systems
• Respond to escalated problems in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring Service Level Agreements are met.
• Attempt to reproduce reported problems, identify, and provide immediate workarounds to overcome problems.
• Document resolutions to reported problems.
• Identify product and documentation deficiencies and make suggestions for improvement.
• Analyze and resolve problems escalated within the organization.
• Work with clients to define requirements for enhancement requests.
• Contribute to qualifying and assessing client's expectations.
• Follow up with clients to perform fixes and to confirm resolutions.
• Documentation and knowledge administration.
• Ticket and queue management of Incident, Problem and Change Management.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years' experience in one or more technical disciplines, or equivalent experience.

Required skills:

• Fluent in Spanish and English - reading, writing, and speaking.
• z/OS DB2 administration
• Installing/migrating DB2 and IBM or third party DB2 related products.
• Experience with SMPE
• Experience with data sharing
• Experience with DR (restoring DB2 and products).
• Application of maintenance to DB2 and related products
• Experience with TLS/SSL Secure Client server
• Configuring DB2 Connect
• Establishing connection to security products RACF or ACF2
• Experiencing tuning DB2 systems.
• Ability to produce performance reports of how the sub system is performing.

Optional skills:

• REXX, COBOL
• BMC Control M
• BMC Products

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This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

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