Mainframe DB2/MQ System Administrator

DXC Technology; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A global tech solutions provider is looking for a skilled individual to manage DB2 and MQSeries subsystems, focusing on backups, compliance audits, and project leadership. This hybrid role based in Toronto combines remote work flexibility with in-office collaboration, requiring on-call support. Ideal candidates possess expertise in DB2 and MQSeries management, along with a commitment to security and system optimization. Join us to make impactful contributions in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with DB2 subsystem pros and JCL.
• Understanding of monitoring and tuning based on performance reporting.
• Background in MQSeries subsystem management and security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain DB2 and MQSeries subsystem procs and JCL.
• Execute backups and perform audits for compliance.
• Lead complex projects and ensure disaster recovery processes.

Skills

DB2 subsystem management

MQSeries management

Change management

Data Security audits

System tuning

Job description

Job Description:

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintain the DB2 subsystem procs and JCL
• Execution of backups of DB2 system catalog and directory files with reorgs
• Basic change management functions: ticketing, opening and closing changes, etc.
• Performing Data Security audits (collecting evidence of compliance, correcting non-compliances found in an audit)
• Install, upgrade DB2 subsystems.
• Installation of new DB2 subsystems and related sub products; upgrades of existing DB2 subsystems and related sub products
• Application of preventative/corrective maintenance PTF's and HIPER PTF's on test and production system software libraries
• Enforcement of DB2 security and audit conformance; perform Disaster Recovery drill exercises
• Understand basic parameters contained in DSNZPARM and their usage
• Regular system tuning, and review of memory/resource consumption based on daily performance reporting and online monitoring
• Interface with Change Support, and vendor software support as necessary to resolve system software problems or issues
• Work with Automation to provide automation responding to system situations requiring intervention; tune and manage DB2 bufferpool settings
• Develop complex DB2 configurations needed for SYSPLEX environments and DataSharing environments
• Lead complex projects including client driven projects and internal projects (upgrade projects, etc)

MQ Skills & responsibilities:

• Maintain the MQSeries subsystem procs and JCL
• Backup of MQSeries system components
• Basic change management functions: ticketing, opening and closing changes, etc.
• Performing Data Security audits (collecting evidence of compliance, correcting noncompliances found in an audit)
• Creation/installation of new MQSeries subsystems and related sub products
• Upgrades of existing MQSeries subsystems and related sub products
• Define and configure MQ Pageset, point the storage class to the Pageset, turn over storage class name to the Account MQ Admin, allocate channels, define buffer pools, control security rules for processes
• Application of preventative/corrective maintenance PTF's and HIPER PTF's on test and production system software libraries
• Enforcement of MQSeries security and audit conformance
• Installation of Network connectivity on Mainframe side
• Set up for Disaster recovery of pagesets, logs, bootstrap datasets and related MQSeries and sub product system software components
• Perform Disaster Recovery drill exercises
• Support of MQSeries Distributed Queue Management

Work Environment

This position combines remote work with in-office days at our Toronto location.

• 24 x 7 on call support - rotation

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