Key Areas of Focus for this Role
- Expertise and work efforts will focus on the development and support and/or the customization of new services and support efforts.
- The individual will need to work with vendor personnel to achieve timely solutions of database problems.
- Fulfill client requests and change orders for mainframe z/OS clients in a timely manner as they pertain to DB2
- Provide primary support for reported problems related to client application DB2 tablespaces
- Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones and participate in on-call responsibilities.
- Provide key support for client migration services (new client transitions) as they pertain to DB2
- Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired clients such that all technical hurdles are addressed in a timely manner and do not impede the expected progress of the transition nor the targeted migration date.
- In joint cooperation with the Disaster Recovery Services, successfully execute tasks associated with any given client’s disaster recovery plans.
- Follow ITSM change control procedures
What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role
Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
- 10 years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and application support.
- Extensive experience with the following:
- Administrating and supporting databases in Mainframe DB2
- Support multiple DB2 subsystems simultaneously
- Supporting client and internal requests for building all types of DB2 objects.
- Analyzing new versions of DB2 for functionality that can improve client’s systems
- Refreshing test data for whole environments
- Supporting DB2 security requests
- Review DB2 security to find potential risks
- Reorganization of application data
- Vendor consultations for problems and questions
- Space calculations for new objects and environments
- Reviewing, tuning of internal DB2 buffer pools and SQL code
- DR recovery of application objects
- Troubleshooting and solving production database issues
Other Qualifications
- Experience with CA, BMC, and IBM tools for DB2
- Experience establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance and utilization preferred
- Supporting multiple for clients after hours on-call
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Must be able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and in high pressure situations.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 10 years professional experience in DB2 administration and application support
- Administrating and supporting databases in Mainframe DB2
- Support multiple DB2 subsystems simultaneously
- Support client and internal requests for building all types of DB2 objects
- Analyze new DB2 versions for functionality improvements
- Refresh test data for whole environments
- Support DB2 security requests
- Review DB2 security to identify potential risks
- Reorganization of application data
- Consult with vendors to resolve DB2 problems
- Space calculations for new objects and environments
- Review and tune DB2 buffer pools and SQL code
- Disaster recovery recovery of application objects
- Troubleshoot and resolve production database issues
- Provide 24x7x365 support and participate in on-call rotations across time zones
- Follow ITSM change control procedures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and work under short deadlines and high pressure
- Self-motivated and able to work independently and in a team
Ensono Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ensono and has not been reviewed or approved by Ensono.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off provisions include unlimited PTO, paid volunteer time, and a formal sabbatical program. These offerings provide flexibility for rest, community service, and extended renewal.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with company match as part of the core package. This adds long‑term financial value alongside day‑one eligibility for other coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Family‑forming coverage and paid parental leave are explicitly included, with adoption and surrogacy reimbursement. These benefits support diverse paths to growing a family.
Ensono Insights
What We Do
Ensono helps IT leaders be the catalyst for change by harnessing the power of hybrid IT to transform their businesses. Our broad services portfolio from mainframe to cloud, powered by an intelligent governance platform, is designed to help our clients operate for today and optimize for tomorrow. We are award-winning certified experts in AWS & Azure
Why Work With Us
Our culture is collaborative & results-driven. Curiosity, passion, honesty & reliability are values we live by. Career & professional development is encouraged through promotions, learning opportunities, Ensono University - eTalks, training academies, paid tuition and study leave, quarterly Innovator Awards. Thinking Thursdays (no meetings 8 to 12)
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