Virtual DBA

Job ID: 25-77226Location: Jacksonville, FL / 100% RemoteContact: Dhrubajyoti DasContact Email: View email address on click.appcast.io Phone: 7322764469Company: Mindlance100% RemoteIssued Equipment: Yes

Remote/Hybrid/Onsite: Remote

Interview Comments: Panel interview- Video required

Candidates MUST have z/OS as well as experience with LUW and NetezzaRequired (must have):

• 10 or more year’s professional experience as a systems DB2 zOS databases on V11+ Database Administrator should be very strong working knowledge of Operational/Systems DBA to setup and support IBM DB2 zOS databases on Mainframe systems. Experience of db2 LUW is a plus.
• In depth knowledge of the DB2 zOS architecture.
• Experienced in installing, configuring, and upgrading DB2 zOS subsystems.
• Experience with Netezza Performance Server database administration
• Experience working with IBM on opening cases and working with them
• Experience in configuring and supporting Tier-1 mission critical databases as a systems/infrastructure DBA.
• In-depth knowledge of operating system zOS and hands on working experiences on zOS
• Good knowledge of capacity planning and architecture design for database server deployment.
• Proven experience in working in a mission critical environment in a multi-terabyte database platform, including analytics workloads.
• Good understanding of data warehouse concepts including data marts and data lakes.
• Perform routine maintenance on several database environments including application of updates, patches, and hotfixes
• Creating databases, migrating database objects from non-production to production environment.
• Designing and building data models, schemas, views, and tables to support application requirements
• Working knowledge of Database Security mechanism, data encryption, obfuscation, auditing using tools such as Guardium.
• Extensive experience designing and executing backup and recovery concepts and procedures
• Measure database performance and troubleshoot complex database issues, I/O bottlenecks, SQL Tuning/
• Experience in using Nimsoft, Dynatrace or Datadog or other event management and performance monitoring tools.
• Good understanding of licensing options and optimization.
• Experience in scripting languages (shell or python or Perl) for automating DBA administrative tasks.
• Experience with automation tools such as Control-M.
• In-depth knowledge of IT industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies.
• Provide 24 x 7 Support to Critical production systems.
• Knowledge of Project Management Methodologies
• Experience in working closely with the application development teams to resolve any performance related issues and provide application support.
• Db2 tools, JCL, Perf monitoring (Omegamon)

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related field or equivalent work experience.Required:
• DB2 zOS Database Administration Certification.
• Added advantage of knowledge of administration of db2 LUW and Sailfish

• Health care industry related experience.EEO:

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”