DB2 z/OS DBA

About Wakefern

Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage, Fairway Market, and Morton Williams banners in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakefern’s co-operative members benefit from the company’s extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best-in-class procurement practices.

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled DB2 Administrator (DBA) to provide technical leadership and operational support across enterprise database platforms spanning both legacy and modern technology environments. This role requires deep expertise in IBM DB2 for z/OS, DB2 LUW, and Microsoft SQL Server, with exposure to modern cloud-based data platforms and data modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate will possess strong experience supporting mission-critical, high-volume transactional systems while helping guide the evolution of enterprise data platforms toward cloud-native and analytics-driven architectures, including PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and BigQuery.

Essential Functions

Database Administration & Operations

• Provide senior-level administration and operational support for IBM DB2 for z/OS, IBM DB2 LUW, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and cloud-based database platforms.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, monitor, and maintain enterprise database environments.
• Ensure database availability, reliability, security, and performance across supported platforms.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.

Performance Optimization

• Analyze and tune database performance across large-scale production environments.
• Optimize SQL statements and application database interactions.
• Perform execution plan analysis and access path reviews.
• Develop and maintain effective indexing strategies.
• Manage statistics collection, database maintenance activities, capacity planning, and resource optimization.

Database Engineering & Support

• Design and implement database solutions supporting enterprise applications.
• Manage and maintain database objects including tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, packages, constraints, and security controls.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and conduct root cause analysis.

Collaboration & Modernization

• Partner with application development, integration, infrastructure, and data engineering teams.
• Support enterprise modernization efforts involving migration and integration of legacy database platforms into cloud environments.
• Provide guidance on database architecture, governance, standards, and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend modernization strategies.

Additional Functions

• PostgreSQL administration and support.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and cloud-native data services.
• Hybrid cloud and on-premises data architectures.
• Database migration, replication, and modernization programs.
• Enterprise ETL, data integration, and data pipeline technologies.
• Data warehousing and analytical processing environments.
• Database replication technologies.
• Database automation and monitoring tools.
• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and cloud operations concepts.
• API-driven and event-driven data architectures.
• Collaboration with development teams on database design and application optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of enterprise database administration experience.
• Strong hands-on experience administering IBM DB2 for z/OS.
• IBM DB2 for z/OS architecture and administration.
• Experience with DB2 utilities including REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, and UNLOAD.
• SQL performance tuning and access path analysis.
• Working knowledge of z/OS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, and COBOL application environments.
• Extensive experience with DB2 LUW include database configuration, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and troubleshooting.
• Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server including installation and configuration, performance tuning, backup and restore, security and access management, production support, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced SQL skills with the ability to analyze complex workloads and optimize performance.
• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical transactional systems.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Availability to work a varied, flexible schedule to meet business demands
• Ability to monitor computer screens for long periods of time
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule as established by the division (4 days on-site, 1 day remote)

Core Competencies

• Communicate Effectively: Communicates thoughts and ideas in a well-organized manner, encouraging two-way communication.
• Build Relationships: Creates cross-functional partnerships through the development and maintenance of constructive and cooperative relationships.
• Stay Competitive: Demonstrates a mindset of continuous improvement while exhibiting passion and enthusiasm for their work.
• Embrace Change: Looks for new ways of working by supporting advancements in processes and technology.
• Develop You: Identifies and capitalizes on opportunities for personal and professional career growth.
• Drive for Results: Supports divisional and strategic objectives through achievement of work goals.

This job description is intended to set forth the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of the work performed by associates for this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates to do this job. Associates may be assigned additional responsibilities as necessary. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or the work environment changes. This document describes the position currently available and is not an employment contract.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The position covered by this Job Description is expressly declared to be “at will,” meaning Wakefern has the right to terminate the incumbent’s employment at any time, with or without cause. Any written or oral promises or representations to the contrary are expressly disavowed and should not be relied upon by any associate.