DB2 Database Administrator

Orion Innovation; New City (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Innovation seeks a skilled DB2 Database Administrator to support DB2 v12+ on IBM z/OS for Payroll and Financial Management systems. You will install, migrate, tune, and recover databases, work with development teams to deploy releases, and ensure data integrity during production migrations.

The role requires experience with IBM DB2, InfoSphere Replication, CICS, and COBOL-based environments. You will engage in DR drills and coordinate with IBM for issue resolution, contributing to critical

Qualifications

• Experience with IBM DB2 V12 or higher.
• Experience working with application teams to build and maintain data propagation solutions using IBM InfoSphere Replication Server.
• Experience with CICS transaction server.
• Ability to author REXX scripts.
• Ability to troubleshoot COBOL-related DB2 code.
• Experience installing, configuring, and tuning DB2 databases.
• Ability to perform comprehensive DB2 backup/recovery and reorg tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure install, configuration, and tuning of DB2 databases are completed efficiently.
• Author and validate procedures for all database processes.
• Identify issues and deliver modifications for DB2 programs.
• Coordinate with Tech Support for migrations and data fixes.
• Assist systems with tool upgrades and participate in Disaster Recovery drills.
• Monitor health of key DB2 operations (backup, recovery, logging, performance).
• Open tickets with IBM and manage resolutions.
• Collaborate with development teams to install/migrate software releases and support data fixes during production.

Skills

DB2 V12+

InfoSphere Replication

CICS

REXX scripting

COBOL knowledge

DB2 backup/recovery

DB2 performance tuning

Tools

InfoSphere Replication Server

DB2 utilities

Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Summary

DB2 Database Administrator (DBA) with proven experience supporting DB2 v12 (or higher) on an IBM z/OS platform. Primary responsibilities include working with application development teams to install and migrate releases, support execution of data fixes, define new and execute databases recovery functions, definition and execution of standard database tuning procedures (e.g., run stats, reorgs). The target systems for which support is required are the Payroll Management System (PMS), the Pension Payroll Management System (PPMS) and the Financial Management System (FMS).

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that all installation, configuration, and tuning of DB2 databases are completed efficiently
• Author and validate procedures for all database processes
• Identify potential issues and deliver modifications / updates for DB2 programs
• Communicate with and deliver to Tech Support all elements to be migrated with specific instructions to be performed during the production migration
• Assist Systems areas with tool upgrades and participate in Disaster Recovery drills.
• Define and execute databases recovery functions, definition and execution of standard database tuning procedures (e.g., runstats, reorgs).
• Monitor the health of the key database operations (backup / recovery processes, logging, system response times, etc)
• Open and manage tickets logged with IBM to resolution.
• Work with application development teams to install and migrate software releases (DB2 tasks) and support execution of data fixes (backups, packaging for production, etc)
• Perform DB2 DB troubleshooting of online and batch programs during production, user acceptance testing, integrated system testing, performance testing and development phases of the work effort.
• Design and execute technical tests to ensure that vendor and Client software deliveries address the business and technical problems in a manner consistent with Client standards for quality and completeness.
• Perform all system administration activities for the IBM InfoSphere Data Replication product. High availability of the product is required as it is a critical part of the City's Financial Management System.

Required Skills

• Experience with IBM DB2 V12 or higher.
• Candidate must have demonstrated experience working with application teams to build and maintain data propagation solutions - using “IBM InfoSphere Replication Server”
• Experience with CICS transaction server.
• Ability to author REXX scripts.
• Ability to troubleshoot assembler code.
• Installation, configuration, and tuning of new DB2 databases.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues with DB2 embedded within COBOL programs
• Ability to perform all database admin duties (backup/recovery, reorgs, DB trouble shooting).
• Performance tuning at a DB2 system level or individual SQL statements/procedures.

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