DB2 Database Administrator

Experis Austria; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Austria seeks a DB2 Database Administrator (DBA) in New York, NY, for a hybrid work arrangement at 5 Manhattan West. The role involves 40 hours per week on a 36-month project, with a billing rate of 90.00 USD per hour.

Responsibilities include DB2 installation, migration support, and performance tuning across PMS, PPMS, and FMS systems. Mandatory qualifications include DB2 V12+ experience, COBOL interaction, CICS, and IBM InfoSphere Replication Server expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience with IBM DB2 V12 or higher.
• Experience with IBM InfoSphere Replication Server for data propagation.
• Experience with CICS transaction server.
• Ability to author REXX scripts.
• Ability to troubleshoot COBOL-embedded DB2.
• Knowledge of IBM Tivoli LDAP on AIX.
• Experience installing and tuning DB2 databases.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and tune DB2 databases efficiently.
• Author and validate database procedures.
• Support production migrations and data fixes.
• Define and execute standard DB2 tuning procedures (runstats, reorgs).
• Monitor backup/recovery, logging, and performance.
• Open and manage IBM support tickets to resolution.
• Collaborate with development teams on releases and data fixes.

Education

Baccalaureate degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

IBM DB2

IBM InfoSphere Replication Server

CICS

COBOL

REXX

AIX

Tivoli LDAP

IMS

Job description

Work location - 5 Manhattan West, New York, NY -Work schedule: hybrid (the current standard schedule is alternating days on-site)

Mode of interview - phone, virtual, or in person

Project duration: approximately 36 months

Hours a week: 40

Rate 90.00 per hour

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 FISA software deliveries address the business and technical problems in a manner consistent with FISA 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.

The selected candidate will participate in on-call rotation and flexible work hours to support project development.

Mandatory Qualifications

• 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.
• Knowledge of the Oracle Transparent Gateway product.
• Knowledge of DB2 UDB (ie., experience with DB2 connect).
• Experience installing and troubleshooting IBM Tivoli LDAP server product running on AIX.
• Ability to install and manage DB2 on AIX platforms.
• Deep experience with large-scale, enterprise wide, governmental budget and accounting solutions.
• Experience with IBM IMS database management or higher (preferred). Including ability to perform a checkpoint restore of an IMS database.

Education Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering, or a related field, along with four years of satisfactory full-time experience in datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, or complex IT infrastructure engineering; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience in the same fields listed above; or
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above.