EL1 Db2 z/OS Database Administrator
SoftLabs
- Canberra, ACT
- Contract
- Full-time
- Initial contract period: For 12 months with further period of 12 months
- Location: ACT
- Must have Negative Vetting Level 1
- Providing expert advice to technical specialists and stakeholders and seek their cooperation in the provision of database administration.
- Schedule and manage database software installations and upgrades to maintain currency with supported environments.
- Administer the database configuration, security, scheme and objects, ensuring compliance against agreed standards and guidelines.
- Manage the data management process including initial loading, creating, maintaining, and distributing data.
- Implement corrective actions to improve performance and availability of databases.
- Design and plan operational backup, archival and recovery activities and cyclical disaster recovery exercises.
- Escalate unresolved system issues to appropriate vendors or stakeholders and manage these in accordance with agreed service level agreements to minimise user/system downtime.
- Manage the development of processes, security measures, standards and best practices aimed at enhancing the availability, security and performance of data assets.
- Prepare and review corporate and technical documentation.
- Develop data capability through coaching, mentoring and succession planning to increase performance, engagement and retention.
- 2.5+ years of Mainframe Db2 Database Administration experience.
- 1.5+ years of experience with IBM Db2 tools (Recovery expert, clone tool etc.).
- 2.5+ years of experience with monitoring and diagnostics using Omegamon and query monitor.
- Experience with rolling out maintenance for Db2 across mainframe systems.
- Experience with z/OS interfaces (ISPF, REXX, JCL etc.).
- Understanding of z/OS software installation methodologies (SMP/E etc.)