Saxon Global
Onsite DB2 Database Administrator
Saxon Global, Montgomery, Alabama, United States, 36136
Location: Montgomery, AL (Onsite)
Type: Contract-to-Hire
What you'll do:
The Database Administrator will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:
The ability to work on a diverse team or with a diverse range of people as one of three onsite DB2 z/OS application DBAs for the customerDemonstrate proficiency with the DB2 Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)Prepare for, participate in and provide a DB2 and application performance and tuning perspective from initial development design through implementationUse your experience with DB2 to address and resolve problemsTune the SQL statements in application programs for assigned projects from initial design, development through productionLogical & physical database design for projectsDatabase maintenance, on-call rotation, problem determination and resolution, database security. Candidate will be part of a 24 hour on call support team and will need to work off hours on some weekends and holidays.Evaluate new products and tools, test and implement new or upgraded softwareCollaborate on annual ALECS Disaster Recovery exercisesDesign, implement and support database and application backup and recovery solutions using IBM and BMC tools.Upgrade and maintain DB2 and related 3rd party software at or above release levels of N-1Adhere to all contract SLAsRequired Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Science, Business Administration, Mathematics or related field with 6 years of experience. An addition 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree requirement.Minimum of 6 years of IT Mainframe experienceMinimum of 5 years of DB2 zOS mainframe DBA experienceMinimum 3 years of COBOL/DB2 mainframe application software development database administration supportExperience with DB2 ConnectBMC third party software experience (Catalog, Change, DASD, and Recovery Manager, Load, Unload, Copy, Recover, SQL Explorer, Apptune, Logmaster)Ability to troubleshoot mainframe and distributed processing problems in a DB2 Connect Enterprise server environment.Ability to directly interfacing with clients from end users to project management, sensitive to clients' needs, able to develop warm client relationshipsAbility to travel to annual off site disaster recovery exercisePreferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
1 year experience with Powerdesigner or other logical modeling tool1 year experience with DB2 COBOL Stored Procedures1 year State government customer DBA project experience1 year Customer site DBA delivery experience1 year 24 x 7 x 365 DBA on call support delivery1 year SQL Server DBA experience1 year with SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or other ETL tool
Required Skills : DB2 Mainframe z/OS CobolBasic Qualification :Additional Skills :Background Check :YesDrug Screen :YesNotes :Selling points for candidate :Project Verification Info :Candidate must be your W2 Employee :YesExclusive to Apex :NoFace to face interview required :NoCandidate must be local :NoCandidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship :YesInterview times set : :NoType of project :Development/EngineeringMaster Job Title :DBA: DB2Branch Code :San Diego
Type: Contract-to-Hire
What you'll do:
The Database Administrator will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:
The ability to work on a diverse team or with a diverse range of people as one of three onsite DB2 z/OS application DBAs for the customerDemonstrate proficiency with the DB2 Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)Prepare for, participate in and provide a DB2 and application performance and tuning perspective from initial development design through implementationUse your experience with DB2 to address and resolve problemsTune the SQL statements in application programs for assigned projects from initial design, development through productionLogical & physical database design for projectsDatabase maintenance, on-call rotation, problem determination and resolution, database security. Candidate will be part of a 24 hour on call support team and will need to work off hours on some weekends and holidays.Evaluate new products and tools, test and implement new or upgraded softwareCollaborate on annual ALECS Disaster Recovery exercisesDesign, implement and support database and application backup and recovery solutions using IBM and BMC tools.Upgrade and maintain DB2 and related 3rd party software at or above release levels of N-1Adhere to all contract SLAsRequired Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Science, Business Administration, Mathematics or related field with 6 years of experience. An addition 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree requirement.Minimum of 6 years of IT Mainframe experienceMinimum of 5 years of DB2 zOS mainframe DBA experienceMinimum 3 years of COBOL/DB2 mainframe application software development database administration supportExperience with DB2 ConnectBMC third party software experience (Catalog, Change, DASD, and Recovery Manager, Load, Unload, Copy, Recover, SQL Explorer, Apptune, Logmaster)Ability to troubleshoot mainframe and distributed processing problems in a DB2 Connect Enterprise server environment.Ability to directly interfacing with clients from end users to project management, sensitive to clients' needs, able to develop warm client relationshipsAbility to travel to annual off site disaster recovery exercisePreferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:
1 year experience with Powerdesigner or other logical modeling tool1 year experience with DB2 COBOL Stored Procedures1 year State government customer DBA project experience1 year Customer site DBA delivery experience1 year 24 x 7 x 365 DBA on call support delivery1 year SQL Server DBA experience1 year with SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or other ETL tool
Required Skills : DB2 Mainframe z/OS CobolBasic Qualification :Additional Skills :Background Check :YesDrug Screen :YesNotes :Selling points for candidate :Project Verification Info :Candidate must be your W2 Employee :YesExclusive to Apex :NoFace to face interview required :NoCandidate must be local :NoCandidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship :YesInterview times set : :NoType of project :Development/EngineeringMaster Job Title :DBA: DB2Branch Code :San Diego