Mainframe Systems Programmer

Job highlights

• Bachelor s degree required and / or equivalent work experience

• Experience with configuring and managing DB2 in a parallel sysplex environment . Ability to develop innovation,strategies,processes and best practices in software management .

• Required Qualifications

• 7 years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and systems programming support

• Expertise and work efforts will focus on the development and support and/or the customization of new services and support efforts.

• System programming knowledge of multiple DBMS s is a bonus.

• The individual will need to participate in on-call responsibilities.

• Fulfill customer service orders (CSOs) for mainframe z/OS customers in a timely manner as they pertain to DB2

• Provide primary support for reported problems related to DB2 tables spaces

• Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.

• Provide key support for customer migration services (new customer transitions) as they pertain to DB2 and related OEM software products.

• Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired customers such that all technical hurdles are addressed in a timely manner and do not impede the expected progress of the transition nor the targeted migration date.

• In joint cooperation with the Disaster Recovery Services, successfully execute tasks associated with any given customer s disaster recovery plans.

• Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations.

• Follow ITSM change control procedures

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
• 7 years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and systems programming support. CA and IBM tools for DB2 a plus
• Knowledgeable in best practices of software management, maintenance and documentation
• SMP/e experience
• Experience with configuring and managing DB2 in a parallel sysplex environment
• Ability to develop innovation, strategies, processes and best practices in software management
• Experience with establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance, and utilization
• Experience with reviewing new versions of DB2 for functionality, advising how they benefit the client
• Ability to evaluate change requests and determine impact to assigned clients and troubleshooting and solving production database issues.
• Experience with supporting DB2 security requests
• Ability to review DB2 security to find potential risks
• Experience with reorganization of application data
• Experience with reviewing, tuning of internal DB2 buffer pools and SQL code
• Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
• Supporting multiple customer for after hours on-call

Other Qualifications

• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
• Must be able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and in high pressure situations.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.