Sr Mainframe Systems Programmer/DBA

Job Description:

• A Mainframe Systems Programmer/DBA is responsible for leading and/or supporting the most complex database upgrade projects, modification, installation, testing, implementation, maintenance, and enhancements of new or existing system software products.
• This classification must plan, install, configure, test, implement and manage core database products, software products in support of the County s database architecture and business needs.
• Special organizational or functional industry position titles for Systems Programmer/DBA include, but are not limited to, DB2 Systems Programmer/DBA, IMS Systems Programmer/DBA and ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Programmer/DBA.

Responsibilities:

• The Mainframe Systems Programmer/DBA for Legacy Systems manages different types of databases, such as hierarchical (IMS), relational (DB2), and file-based (ADABAS), and is responsible for planning and upgrading the database environments on a County-established basis; verifying the health of all the databases; database administration technical consulting for application and operations teams for the purpose of project planning/development; maintenance on production database systems; performance of technical reviews for existing systems that utilize one of the following database management systems (DBMS): ADABAS, DB2 or IMS; performance of evaluations for the purposes of selecting new or fine-tuning existing DBMS software; consultation with project development teams to provide recommendations on database design; development of logical and physical database designs; creation of overviews of logical database designs; creation of physical databases; database capacity planning; development and use of backup and recovery procedures for databases; database performance monitoring; database space monitoring; database reorganizations; database replication; database compression and database partitioning. The following technology skill sets are required to perform in this classification.

Required Skills:

• This classification must have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a Systems Programming/ DBA, with at least three (3) years of that experience in a lead role.
• DB2, ADABAS and MQ Systems programming skills, Mainframe DBA Skills, SMP/E.

Skills Preferred:

• 7 Years of Experience in ADABAS/NATURAL systems programming.
• 12 Years of Experience in DB2 Systems programming.
• 5 Years of experience in ADABAS/DB2/MQ Database Administration.
• 5 Years of experience in BMC DB2 Admin tools.

Education Required:

• This classification requires the possession of a bachelor s degree in an IT-related or Engineering field.

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