Job Description
Job DescriptionShort Description:
Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer 16+ Years of experience managing and maintaining DB2 databases on IBM System Z mainframes
Complete Description:
Responsibilities:
1. Leads the adoption or implementation of an advanced technology or platform.
2. Expert on the functionality or usage of a particular system, platform, or technology product.
3. Serves as a consultant to clients, guiding the efficient use or adoption of a particular IT product or platform.
4. Creates implementation, testing, and/or integration plans.
5. Demonstrates expertise in a particular IT platform or service, allowing for maximum IT investment.
Position will be responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of standards, naming conventions, and ongoing deployment of a multi-data center DB2 environment, including disaster recovery, high availability, and data center relocation projects. Must have extensive experience with the installation, support, and roll-out of DB2 components, BMC Tools and Utilities, and related products. Must have complete familiarity with z/OS, TSO/ISPF and IBM utilities. Experience with SMP/E, Sysplex environments, and DB2 integration with WLM is desired. The position will provide technical support to application and data center staff. Additional desired skills are Oracle, SQL, z/VM, Linux and MVS systems, familiarity with the BMC Main View monitoring tool, is desired.
Must have excellent communication and presentation skills. Position will require project leadership in support of data center projects and strategic initiatives.
Minimum Education/ Certification Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience
Training or certification in a particular product or IT platform/service, as required
Candidate Skills Matrix:
Following sections are to be filled by the candidate:
Skills | Required/Desired | No. of Years | How many years of experience candidate has?
16+ yrs. leading advanced technology projects or service projects| Highly desired | |
16+ yrs. full system engineering lifecycle | Highly desired | |
16+ yrs. creating implementation/integration plans, test plans, and training materials| Desired | |
16+ yrs. hands-on experience in specific product or IT platform| Highly desired | |
Bachelors degree | Nice to have | |
Industry certification/training in specific IT product/platform or service | Nice to have | |
Background check:
- Extensive criminal history background check will be required. We cannot submit candidates with recent histories (go back seven years) of extensive driving, drug, robbery or any other illegal activity. Any criminal activity on the background check will eliminate the candidate from consideration. If selected, please make certain that you inform all candidates that they will have to complete this criminal background check prior to starting. NATIONAL background checks are required; Federal background checks are NOT compliant under this contract. A national background check is a national criminal background check that pulls criminal records from State and County Courts in almost every US State.