Overview
DB2 zOS DBA Specialist Clearance Current Active IRS Minimum Background Investigation MBI 58C Tier 2RS clearance required. An IRS Medium Risk MBI 58C Tier 2RS clearance is required. Location Lanham-Seabrook, MD or Kearneysville, WV or Detroit, MI Duration 93020-9292021 with possibility of extension Workload is shifting from a traditionally batch environment to a more real-time environment. The DB2 DBAs require advanced skills and experience working in a highly complex DB2 Datasharing environment. At the current critical state of transition, appropriate resources are required to provide responsive high-level support to all premium service applications. Position requires support necessary to ensure the integrity of the DB2 databases. As a senior level DB2 zOS DBA, this individual will provide hisher expertise in supporting the following tasks Provide technical DB2 leadership and assist in developingmaintaining an architectural design, planning and support for the Tier I DB2 databases. Coordinate the technical activities related to problem management, system maintenance to provide a framework for project communications, reporting, and troubleshooting processing failures. Act as on-site DB2 technical resource. Act as a remote DB2 technical resource. Participate in key DMSSD planning and management meetings. Conduct incident post mortem meetings. Identify issues, problem areas that need focusescalation. Identify single points of database failure. Maintain communications through DMSSD management. Recommend enhancements to problemchange management procedures. Resolve and trouble shoot P1P2 tickets as required. Provide Operations support. Follow-up and escalate issues identified in problem and change management meetings Required skillsLevel of Experience – Knowledge and experience with all aspects of DB2 Version 12 in a zOS mainframe environment. Detailed specialized experience to include application knowledge and expertise in such areas as DB2 Version 12, zOS Operating System, Disaster Recovery, IBM PTF maintenance, DB2 upgrade protocols, and practical experience in a highly complex DB2 DataSharing environment. Experienced in supporting DB2 Disaster Recovery Exercises, supporting Disaster Recovery Strategy and Procedures and providing DB2 Support and Problem Resolution. Experienced in developing and conducting technical training. Experience preparing Technical Documentation and DB2 Reports. Experience providing Remote Training for Application DBAs and On-The-Job Support Training to Application DBAs. Experienced in monitoring DB2 Production and Test Environments. Experienced in enhancing Notification and Automation Functions. Experienced in providingupdating physical database design and sizing attributes and providingupdating database maintenance activities. Experience in following Established Guidelines Program Changes. Experience in creating jobs or using SPUFIQMF to execute functions testing jobs, and establishing jobs under control of a configuration management tool. Experienced in providing operational level database support. Experience partnering with applications in the development of logical database design, sizing, and conversion. Experienced in Performing database monitoring and tuning, including space utilization and resizing. Primary job duties Support DB2 Disaster Recovery Exercises. Support Disaster Recovery Strategy and Procedures. Provide DB2 Support and Problem Resolution. Develop and conduct technical training. Prepare Technical Documentation and DB2 Reports. Provide Remote Training for Application DBAs. Provide On-The-Job Support Training to Application DBAs. Monitor DB2 Production and Test Environments. Enhance Notification and Automation Functions. Provideupdate physical database design and sizing attributes. Provideupdate database maintenance activities. Follow Established Guidelines Program Changes. Create the jobs or use SPUFIQMF to execute functions test the jobs, establish the jobs under control of the configuration management tool. Provide operational level database support. Partner with applications in the development of logical database design, sizing, and conversion. Perform database monitoring and tuning, including space utilization and resizing.