• DB2 z/OS Administrator

    Insight Global (Albany, NY)


    Job Description

    Insight Global is hiring a Mainframe DB2 z/OS Administrator to join our Fortune 500 client, an IT infrastructure services provider. Responsibilities will include DB2 version upgrade planning, coordination, and implementation for current and future releases across all agencies, DB2 performance tuning (buffer pools, storage, I/O times etc), Software maintenance and upgrades (CA tools etc), and contingency recovery and system backup and recovery. You will be tasked with maintaining, resolving, monitoring, and troubleshooting, DB2 and z/OS system level performance issues. You will be responsible for quickly resolving outages and working directly with IBM to resolve product issues and open cases.

     

    We are a company committed to creating inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources Request Form (https://airtable.com/app21VjYyxLDIX0ez/shrOg4IQS1J6dRiMo) . The EEOC "Know Your Rights" Poster is available here (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

     

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    Skills and Requirements

     

    5+ years experience of DB2 upgrade planning, coordination, implementation, and performance tuning (buffer pools, storage, I/O times etc)

     

    Experience completing software maintenance and upgrades

     

    Experience working on contingency recovery and system backup and recovery

     

    Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, resolving, and monitoring DB2 and z/OS systems

     

    Strong communication skills and reliability

    Proficiency in the following tech stack:

    o QMF v7 through V13

    o IBM DB2 TOOLS though V1310

    o IBM DataStudio

    o Platinum Tools / Omegamon for DB2

    o CA Insight, Detector & DB2 Tools

    o COBOL programming null

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].