Senior Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer

XPT Software; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software is seeking a DB2 Systems Programmer to join a Global team responsible for building, configuring and maintaining the Bank’s mainframe systems. Our priority is service availability, efficiency and resilience within a cloned infrastructure and SysPlex environment.

Responsibilities include DSNZPARMs maintenance, DR strategies, WLM address space configuration for stored procedures, security via RACF, and comprehensive DB2 and third‑party product management. 24x7 support may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in mainframe DB2 environments with related third‑party products.
• Well‑versed in DSNZPARMs, SMP/E and maintenance procedures for DB2 subsystems.
• Experience implementing disaster recovery, backup/recovery and security for DB2 environments.
• Strong background in tuning, performance monitoring and problem diagnosis for DB2 and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain DSNZPARMs and implement automated disaster recovery mechanisms for DB2 subsystems.
• Configure WLM address spaces for stored procedures as needed.
• Manage database security (RACF) and backup/recovery strategies.
• Plan capacity, maintenance windows, and perform scalability analyses.
• Troubleshoot DB2 address spaces, diagnose issues, and coordinate with vendors for escalations.
• Install, upgrade, and administer DB2 and related tools software.
• Assist with testing, implementation and installation of system upgrades.

Skills

DB2 mainframe features evaluation & UX

Performance monitoring tools usage (BM

DB2 architecture consulting

SMP/E maintenance knowledge

DB2 subsystem upgrades & maintenance

DSNZPARMs maintenance

Mainframe DB2 System Programmer (Nice)

Tools

CA SYSVIEW

Omegamon

Mainview

Job description

Must Have Skills

• Evaluate and implement new features/functions of DB2 and associated third party products.
• Extensive use of utilities and Performance Monitoring tools using BMC, CA and IBM products.
• Consultant on DB2 database applications architecture.
• Knowledge of SMP/E and can prepare for and apply maintenance to a DB2 subsystem.
• Engineer and execute the processes to upgrade and/or apply maintenance to releases / versions of mainframe database system software, and associated third party products.
• Maintain DSNZPARMs.

Nice to Have Skills

• Mainframe DB2 System Programmer

Job Description

We are looking for DB2 Systems Programmer, who will be part of a Global team responsible for building, configuring and maintaining the Bank’s mainframe systems. Currently we are running the largest parallel SysPlex in the Nordic region. Our primary design goals are service availability, efficiency and resilience, underpinned by the architectural principle of cloned infrastructure, system configurations and applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain DSNZPARMs.
• Implement automated disaster recovery mechanisms for Mainframe Database subsystems and associated third party products. Participate in all recovery coordination activities.
• Create & modify WLM address spaces for stored procedures as needed.
• Database security management.
• Backup/Recovery strategies.
• Scalability Analysis.
• Planning Database maintenance window.
• Capacity planning.
• Monitor and troubleshoot DB2 address spaces for any potential issues.
• Prepare and execute housekeeping strategies for the DB2 Catalog and Directory.
• Implement security strategy for DB2 via RACF.
• Troubleshoot Level 3 DB2 Database issues.
• Provide Level 3 support to troubleshoot/resolve system level and application problems with DB2 Database technologies and associated Third Party products – coordinate escalation/intervention with vendor as necessary.
• Strong experience of installing, customizing and maintaining Mainframe DB2 and ISV products.
• Strong experience managing Q-replication and IBM DB2 Data Analytics accelerator product suite.
• Strong experience working with large data sharing SysPlex environment.
• Hands-on experience of managing system operations, problem diagnosis, performance tuning in both system and application arena.
• Good experience with IBM DB2 Utilities, Disaster recovery and system restoration.
• Install, upgrade and administer mainframe DB2 and DB2 related tools software.
• Assist with testing, implementation and installation of new or improved systems, as well as product upgrades.
• Good knowledge on DB2 migrations and upgrades for DB2 V12.1 and V13.1 versions.
• Good Knowledge on Problem diagnosis related to DB2 and their DB2 tools products.
• Strong DB2 system programming skill, DB2 recovery, maintain system objects and ZPARM parameter configuration.
• Good knowledge of DB2 tools installation and upgrades for IBM utilities, Broadcom products.
• Experience in SMPE knowledge of RSU maintenance apply procedures.
• Experience in JCL, ISPF, DB2 related products, WLM and stored procedures.
• Knowledge of performance monitoring and troubleshooting DB2 issues.
• Strong skill set must be needed on DB2 data sharing experience and failover process.
• Good knowledge of Disaster recovery of DB2 systems includes traditional DR and flash copy DR.
• Interact with ticketing tool remedy, service center and other business support areas for problem escalations, resolutions, reporting and coordination.
• Attend meetings and interact regularly with management, team and clients to continuously improve services. Provide 24*7 support if needed on the project support.

Detailed Job Description

JD – For Heith replacement

• Should have experience in Mainframe CICS and MQ environment for 10+ years.
• Support the operations of the Mainframe CICS infrastructure(CICS & MQ series).
• Well versed with CICS resource definitions online(terminals, programs, bundles etc.), defining new CICS regions etc.
• Experience in upgrade of CICS TS from lower version to higher version.
• Knowledge on CICS Transaction Gateway and CICS webservices and CICSplex Operations
• Experience in vendor product install / upgrade and applying PTF for maintenance
• CICS SSL Setup Troubleshooting
• Experience in CICS Monitoring Tools - CA SYSVIEW / Omegamon / Mainview etc.
• Well versed with CICSPLEX Setup (CMAS), MRO region Setup and troubleshoot related issues.
• Experience and strong knowledge as a Websphere MQSeries on z/OS v7.1 / v9.0
• Install new releases, apply PTFs to Webshere MQ on z/OS
• Well versed with MQ Clustering and MQ Objects/Channels/Queues
• Experience with upgrading IBM MQ for z/OS will be added advantage.