Database Admin, IBMi

externallincarecareers; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

externallincarecareers in Florida seeks an experienced DB2 for i DBA to plan, design, develop, and configure database systems to meet business needs. The role blends development and production DBA responsibilities.

You will monitor IBMi databases, optimize performance, support developers, and ensure changes follow best practices. Ten-plus years of IBMi/AS400 experience and DB2 for i expertise are required. Strong data modeling and tooling familiarity are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of IBMi/iSeries/AS400 experience required.
• 7+ years supporting DB2 for databases in an enterprise environment required.
• Experience working with enterprise applications required.
• Relevant certifications or training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports design and implementation of new database environments and redesigns 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 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 proposed DB changes by IBMi development team.
• Creates technical support documentation for databases.
• Acts as a SME on IBMI database structure and environment.

Skills

DB2 for i

Relational databases

Indexing strategy

Performance tuning

RPG programming

Data modeling

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Plan Cache

Visual Explain

Index Advisor

Detailed Database Monitor

Job Watcher

Collection Services

PEX Analyzer

Turnover

Aldon

Job description

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

• Responsible foradministration, capacity planning, engineering/design, performance monitoring, and optimization of the DB2for 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 tofulfill 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 todevelopment 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

Education

• Bachelor'sDegreeRequired

Work Experience

• 10+ years of IBMi/iSeries/AS400 experience Required
• 7+ years of experience supporting DB2 for databases in an enterpriseenvironment
  Required
• Experience working with enterprise applications Required
• Relevant certifications or training Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrable experience with key relational database concepts such as database normalization,referential integrity, index strategy, and transaction isolation
• Expert knowledge of the DB2 for I SQL language
• Advanced knowledge of trigger concepts, methodologies, and implementation
• In depth experience diagnosing and remediating Db2 for i Database performance issues using toolssuch as Plan Cache, Visual Explain, Index Advisor, Detailed Database Monitor, or similar tools
• Expert knowledge of modern RPG programming language (ILE/Free)
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Preference given to someone hands-on experience using system performance tools such as
  Job Watcher, Collection Services, PEX Analyzer, or similar tools
• Experience using Turnover, Aldon, or similar change management tools