Db2 DBA (z/OS) — Onsite in Omaha, Contract to Hire

TEKsystems

Omaha (NE)

On-site

USD 14,000 - 17,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Db2 DBA to administer, secure, and tune IBM Db2 for z/OS databases supporting core policy, claims, and financial processing. You will also provide secondary administration for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instance, supporting data pipelines and cross-training initiatives.

Your responsibilities include design review, performance baselining, backup/recovery, and ensuring disaster recovery readiness.

Qualifications

Experience with IBM Db2 for z/OS and DB2 concepts such as tablespaces and indexing.
Familiarity with ITIL change management and maintaining DDLs under version control.
Experience with z/OS platform and Db2 Utilities like REORG and RUNSTATS.

Responsibilities

Reviews and approves physical database designs (tablespaces, partitioning, indexing, referential integrity, compression) for new and changed applications.
Implements DDL and configuration changes through the ITIL change management process; maintains DDL, object inventory, and standards under version control.
Monitors subsystem, thread, and application performance; analyzes access paths using EXPLAIN and related tooling.