IDEALFORCE has a Contract position available immediately for DB2 System Administrator (Technical Specialist 4/TS4 to join our customer in Columbus,OH. This is an ONSITE position. Please find below additional details about this job. Kindly respond with your most up to date resume if you would like to pursue this opportunity.
Job DescriptionClient is looking to upgrade to DB2 Version 10. Currently they only have one person that can do the upgrade. They are seeking a person that can help complete the project.
This person will need to be capable of performing
• Migration and tuning of DB2 using of DB2 3rd party tools.
• Assistance performing DB2 system Admin tasks
• Secondary/backup support for the DB2 system admin
• Participate in on call support for DB2 System Admin and Application DBA
• Skills to perform assigned system tasks independently
• Assistance and direction to application DBA’s
• Third party tool configuration and usage, Backup and Recovery, Table Partitioning Strategies
• Disaster Recovery, Application development Support
• DB2 System Administrator 8 Years Required
• DB2 admin duties in a z/OS environment
• Installation and migration experience
• Experience with IMB z/OS utilities: TSO, ISPF, SMF, REX. SAS and SMS
Qualifications• At least 8 years of experience as a DB2 Systems Administrator and as a CICS support lead.
• Experience with IBM CICS Dynamic Transaction Routing (DTR), IBM CICS Multi-Region Option (MRO), IBM CICS Local Shared Resources (LSR), CICS Web Services, CICS Socket Listener, CICS interface to TCP/IP, and CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG).
• Solid experience in IBM z/OS operating environment (e.g. Virtual Storage Access Method [VSAM], System Modification Program/Extended [SMP/E]) and Cobol compile / link procedures.
Additional InformationAdditional Information :
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- All candidates who are authorized to work in US are encouraged to apply.
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THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES:
Email your candidate/s resume to joseph dot shelton at idealforce.com along with the following details: Rate, Current location and Availability.
Disclaimer :
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Skills Required
- At least 8 years experience as a DB2 Systems Administrator and CICS support lead
- DB2 administration experience in a z/OS environment
- Experience upgrading/migrating DB2 (including DB2 Version 10) and installation/migration experience
- Migration and tuning of DB2 using third-party tools; third-party tool configuration and usage
- Backup and Recovery and Disaster Recovery experience
- Table partitioning strategies
- Experience with IBM z/OS utilities and technologies: TSO, ISPF, SMF, REX, SAS, SMS, VSAM, SMP/E
- Experience with IBM CICS components: Dynamic Transaction Routing (DTR), Multi-Region Option (MRO), Local Shared Resources (LSR), CICS Web Services, CICS Socket Listener, CICS interface to TCP/IP, CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG)
- Cobol compile/link procedures and support for COBOL application development
- Ability to participate in on-call support and act as secondary/backup DB2 system admin
- Ability to perform assigned system tasks independently and provide direction to application DBAs
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