INFT Solutions, Inc · 5 hours ago
Mainframe DB2 DBA Consultant (Only W2 Consultants)
Carson City, NV
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expINFT Solutions, Inc is seeking a Mainframe DB2 DBA Consultant to manage and optimize DB2 subsystems and application environments. The role involves database backup and recovery, data conversion, and supporting application development tools while ensuring data privacy and security.
Computer Software
Hiring Manager
Prabu Arumugam
Responsibilities
Manage, monitor, and tune DB2 subsystems and application environments
Clone databases and establish additional application environments
DB2 database and dataset backup and recovery
Refresh data, as needed
Clone and establish additional application environments, as needed
Aid in data conversion projects and extract data to staging environments, as needed
Maintain privacy and security of data
Support Application Lifecycle, application development tools, as needed
Migrate database changes
Document and update procedures and check list
Coordinate upgrades to ZOS, CICS, DB2, Administration tools, and application development tools
Coordinate DR testing and support data conversion and migration
Help DMV IT teams with SQL review and tuning
Discuss business requirements and help with application and database design
Support CICS environments
Complete work and project tasks assigned
Consultant must provide daily / weekly status reports of the project with details on tasks and hours spent on each task, as well as: Overall completion status of the project in terms of the approved project plan and schedule
Document problems that were encountered and proposed/actual resolution
Document issues that need to be addressed
Document accomplishments during the period
Document activities to be accomplished during the next reporting period
Qualification
Required
Have the capability to perform the functions described in Scope of Work section
Have a bachelor's degree in computer science, or any other equivalent degree or equivalent years of relevant experience, with a minimum of seven (7) years of DB2 DBA experience in ZOS platform
Have experience administering complex DB2 environments with multiple subsystems
Be experienced working on ZOS tools and utilities - TSO, ISPF, SDSF, JCL, DFSORT, ICETOOL, DFDSS, DFSMS, DFHSM, OMVS, RACF, REXX/CLIST
Be experienced with using DB2 tools - SPUFI, QMF, DB2 Admin Tool or equivalent, DB2 Object Compare or equivalent, IBM Data Studio, OMEGAMON or equivalent, Query Monitor or equivalent
Be proficient with DB2 utilities and DB2 backup and recovery
Be able to work with the DMV IT teams to understand the requirements and design databases
Be able to implement and migrate database changes
Have experience securing database objects
Have expertise in evaluating and tuning SQL and experience tuning DB2 subsystem
Have knowledge of DB2 Attachment facilities
Have good knowledge of COBOL/CICS/DB2 application programming environment
Have good communication, documentation and user requirement gathering skills
Be proficient in analyzing, debugging, and troubleshooting issues and ABENDs
Be a team player who can work with other contractors/consultants and permanent employees under a complex team structure
Company
INFT Solutions, Inc
Inft solutions ,inc is the premier provider of application services and IT staffing solutions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase