DB2 System Programmer

DB2 System Programmer

About the Company

Experienced z System DB2 Infrastructure Software Engineer. SME-level knowledge of the installation/Software-System administration/support process starting with SMP/E through the removal of software components.

About the Role

SME-level knowledge of the installation/software-system administration/support process starting with SMP/E through the removal of software components.

Responsibilities

• Configuring and using the SMP/E tool
• Working with Db2 Logging and System Recovery/Disaster Recovery including GDPS
• Incorporating the DB2 Subsystem into the LPAR IPLs
• Working with DB2 Storage Groups
• Defining and implementing Performance features to Buffer Pools and other Db2 System level components
• Defining and maintaining Data Sharing environments including the DB2 SysPlex
• Downloading System Software from the vendor, installing Db2 and Db2 Administration Tools throughout the Tech, Test/Dev, and Prod environments including following all Change procedures, ensuring Application Developer testing, and the overall post implementation validation steps

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge and fully proficient in the use of TSO and ISPF
• Demonstrated knowledge of z/OS, primary operations console operations and commands
• Demonstrated understanding of JCL and ability to create and modify JCL job streams
• Demonstrated understanding of z/OS dataset configurations and the ability to properly allocate various dataset configurations
• Experience working with all types of z/OS file types and file systems Including PDS/PDSE and VSAM
• Has responsibility and capability to work multi-platforms including z/OS, LINUX, and Windows
• Practical understanding of SMPE and how to use it
• Experience with zFS including allocation and related Unix commands to manage the space
• Experience working with ITSM processes including Incidents, Change and related processes
• Familiarity with Configuration Manager a plus
• Ability to work independently
• Interprets policies and applies experience
• Ability to work as a team player in both a partner role and mentor as appropriate
• Experience working with Vendors to create/manage support tickets including describing the issues, gathering, packaging and uploading documentation and follow up as needed
• Fully proficient on use of enterprise z System monitoring tools
• Omegamon
• MXG
• Splunk
• Ability to use AI tools to analyze data and provide recommendations and implement solutions
• Ability to use M365 Copilot AI to recap meetings and draft emails
• Ability to stay educated in the role of AI for a System Programmer
• 10+ years of mainframe systems experience, with specific concentration in the Db2 Software Administration/PLM area, working in a large z Systems environment (90,000+ MIPs, Multiple LPARs, Multiple SysPlex)
• Multiple Parallel SysPlex configuration
• DB2Plex
• CICSPlex
• Multiple physical z Systems machines
• Multiple Production LPAR environment
• General Processors / zIIP Processors
• Proven ability to cover the 24x7 on-call rotation
• Available for the on-call frequencies based on team size
• Ability to work in an atmosphere with heightened pressure and visible to all levels of Leadership
• Ability to work effectively in an Incident ‘War Room” scenario partnering with other teams on the initial root cause determination
• Ability to follow all processes and procedures in this environment

Required Skills

• Install/Maintain/Configure the Db2 software and related Db2 ISV software
• Experience automating process using zOSMF
• Experience recovering the Db2 environment in a Disaster Recovery environment
• Demonstrates knowledge in all areas of z System Db2 Software administration
• Designs and documents technical solutions required to support complex business system and/or integrations
• Generate documentation for use by Computer Operations as well as the Technical Help Desk
• Install and support latest releases of Db2 software
• z Systems Infrastructure/Platform lifecycle management (the lifecycle of Db2 Software from planning, through operation, and disposal or end-of-life)
• Experience applying all types of vendor Db2 software fixes
• High-impact pervasive (HIPER)
• PTF Pre-requisite fix
• Co-requisite fix
• Technical Refresh Requisite Fix
• Distribution requisite fix
• Cumulative PTF packages
• Service packs
• Authorized Program Analysis Report (APAR)
• Program Temporary Fix (PTF)

Preferred Skills

• Proven ability to break complex topics into meaningful pieces of information
• Sort through large amounts of data to assess for relevancy
• Seek out multiple sources to gather information
• Identify cause and effect relationships between known and unknown variables
• Evaluate quality processes and seeks opportunities to streamline
• Consider the customer experience, business impact and solution objective when managing risks and development and design of solutions
• Pro-actively identify patterns in issues and research root-cause to improve overall quality
• Holding self-accountable for meeting high performance standards and agreed upon commitments
• Taking responsibility for outcomes of actions and decisions
• Identify and analyzes options and selects course of action based on best fit with desired outcomes
• Monitor and analyze multiple systems and researching/proposing solutions to issues

If Interested, please reach out us on 9187225349

Experience: 10+ years

Contract for 1 to 2Yrs

Location: Remote

Budget 13LPA to 21LPA