Ensono is seeking a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - DB2 Physical to provide primary support for reported problems related to DB2 and related software products, and to assist in the migration of newly acquired customers. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and systems programming support, and experience in building new DB2 subsystem environments.
Requirements
- Fulfill customer service requests for mainframe z/OS customers in a timely manner
- Provide primary support for reported problems related to DB2 and related software products
- Provide key support for customer migration services (new customer transitions) as they pertain to DB2 and related OEM software products
- Maintain documentation of issue cause, action, and resolution in the designated problem tracking system
- Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired customers
- In joint co-operation with the Disaster Recovery Services and other technical teams, successfully execute tasks associated with any given customer’s disaster recovery plans
- Follow ITSM change control procedures
- Ability to develop innovation, strategies, processes, and best practices in software management
- Experience with reviewing new versions of DB2 for functionality, advising how they benefit the client
- Ability to review DB2 security to find potential risks
- Experience with reorganization of application data
- Experience with reviewing, tuning of internal DB2 buffer pools and SQL code
- Experience with supporting DB2 security requests
- Support planned (disaster recovery) and unplanned (emergency) database recovery activities
- Knowledgeable in best practices of software management, maintenance, and documentation
- Experience with establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance, and utilization
- Ability to evaluate change requests and determine impact to assigned clients and troubleshooting and solving production database issues
- System programming knowledge of multiple Mainframe Database Management Systems is a bonus
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
- 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
- Experience in installation/upgrade/customization of DB2 subsystem & related ISV software products
- SMPE Knowledge and experience
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
