Database Admin, IBMi

This employee is responsible for planning, designing, developing, and configuring database systems to meet business needs and requests. The role is a mix of development and production DBA responsibilities.

• Responsible for administration, capacity planning, engineering/design, performance monitoring, and optimization of the DB2 for I database platform
• should be able to adapt to rapidly changing environments and technology

Job Functions

• Supports the design and implementation of new database environments and redesign of existing systems to fulfill business needs

• Monitors and evaluates performance of IBMi databases

• Troubleshoots database performance issues

• Manages database objects

• Libraries, views, tables, stored procedures, triggers

• Supports developers and testing team by maintaining test environments and configuring databases to development specifications

• Works with application development teams to develop data models that support business processes

• Ensures DB changes adhere to best practices

• Reviews all proposed DB changes proposed by IBMi development team

• Creates technical support documentation for databases

• Acts as a SME on IBMI database structure and environment