Remote DB2 Mainframe Systems Programmer

Ensono

Santa Fe (NM)

Remote

USD 65,000 - 123,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Three health plan options

401k with company match

Eligibility for dental, vision, short-

long-term disability, life and AD&D

flexible spending accounts

Family Forming Benefit including Fert

Paid childbearing and paternal leave

Education Reimbursement, Student Loan

Sabbatical leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Mainframe Systems Programmer – DB2 for z/OS to deliver premium DB2 sysprog support to our mainframe clients. You will perform database upgrades, administration, tuning, backups, disaster recovery procedures and performance analysis, with 24x7 on-call support across time zones.

You’ll work with vendor teams, assist migrations for new customers, and help ensure timely transitions while following ITSM change control procedures. This role is remote-friendly.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and systems programming support.
Knowledgeable in best practices of software management, maintenance and documentation
SMP/e experience
Experience with configuring and managing DB2 in a parallel sysplex environment
Ability to develop innovation, strategies, processes and best practices in software management
Experience with establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance, and utilization
Experience with reviewing new versions of DB2 for functionality, advising how they benefit the client
Ability to evaluate change requests and determine impact to assigned clients and troubleshooting and solving production database issues.
Experience with supporting DB2 security requests
Ability to review DB2 security to find potential risks
Experience with reorganization of application data
Experience with reviewing, tuning of internal DB2 buffer pools and SQL code
Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
Supporting multiple customer for after hours on-call

Responsibilities

Expertise and work efforts will focus on the development and support and/or the customization of new services and support efforts.
System programming knowledge of multiple DBMS’s is a bonus.
The individual will need to participate in on-call responsibilities.
Fulfill customer service orders (CSOs) for mainframe z/OS customers in a timely manner as they pertain to DB2
Provide primary support for reported problems related to DB2 tables spaces
Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.
Provide key support for customer migration services (new customer transitions) as they pertain to DB2 and related OEM software products.
Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired customers such that all technical hurdles are addressed in a timely manner and do not impede the expected progress of the transition nor the targeted migration date.
In joint cooperation with the Disaster Recovery Services, successfully execute tasks associated with any given customer’s disaster recovery plans.
Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations.
Follow ITSM change control procedures

Skills

DB2 administration

Mainframe systems programming

SMP/e

DB2 security

Disaster recovery

On-call support

z/OS

SQL tuning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

IDAA

CA tools for DB2

IBM DB2 tools

Job description

You’ll work with vendor teams, assist migrations for new customers, and help ensure timely transitions while following ITSM change control procedures. This role is remote-friendly.

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