NTT DATA North America · 21 hours ago
DB2 DBA for iSeries
Irving, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expNTT DATA North America is a recognized leader in IT and business services, and they are seeking a DB2 DBA for iSeries specializing in database performance tuning and optimization. The role involves analyzing database usage patterns, diagnosing performance issues, and collaborating with teams for monitoring and best practices documentation.
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Responsibilities
Review current database usage patterns to identify anti-patterns and potential performance issues
Analyze execution plans, wait time and resource metrics, and top N queries without performing query rewrites
Identify index gaps, inefficient indexing, and CPU, memory, I/O, and bufferpool configuration issues
Diagnose and resolve database performance, availability, and stability issues
Establish baselines to validate tuning and provide clear, actionable recommendations to application teams
Collaborate with tools team for monitoring
Documentation and implementation of best practices
Knowledge transfer of common tools, processes, and issue resolution
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience with DB2 for iSeries (IBM i/ AS400)
Proven expertise in database performance tuning and optimization
Advanced knowledge of SQL tuning, query optimization, and execution plans
Solid understanding of IBM i architecture, storage, and workload management
Review current database usage patterns to identify anti-patterns and potential performance issues
Analyze execution plans, wait time and resource metrics, and top N queries without performing query rewrites
Identify index gaps, inefficient indexing, and CPU, memory, I/O, and bufferpool configuration issues
Diagnose and resolve database performance, availability, and stability issues
Establish baselines to validate tuning and provide clear, actionable recommendations to application teams
Collaborate with tools team for monitoring
Documentation and implementation of best practices
Knowledge transfer of common tools, processes, and issue resolution
Preferred
Hand on experience building monitoring tools and dashboards that helps understand database performance at-a-glance and send alerts for certain types of problems
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible spending or health savings account
Life, and AD&D insurance
Short-and long-term disability coverage
Paid time off
Employee assistance
Participation in a 401k program with company match
Additional voluntary or legally required benefits
Company
NTT DATA North America
NTT DATA, Inc. is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services.
10001+ employees
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