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Position Title & Code: DB2 Engineer
Location: Washington, DC 20003 (Hybrid)
Project End Date: 09/30/2026 (With Possible extension to next fiscal year)
Short Description:
Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer 16+ Years of experience managing and maintaining DB2 databases on IBM System Z mainframes.
Complete Description:
Responsibilities:
- Leads the adoption or implementation of an advanced technology or platform.
- Expert on the functionality or usage of a particular system, platform, or technology product.
- Serves as a consultant to clients, guiding the efficient use or adoption of a particular IT product or platform.
- Creates implementation, testing, and/or integration plans.
- Demonstrates expertise in a particular IT platform or service, allowing for maximum IT investment.
- Position will be responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of standards, naming conventions, and ongoing deployment of a multi-data center DB2 environment, including disaster recovery, high availability, and data center relocation projects. Must have extensive experience with the installation, support, and roll-out of DB2 components, BMC Tools and Utilities, and related products. Must have complete familiarity with z/OS, TSO/ISPF and IBM utilities. Experience with SMP/E, Sysplex environments, and DB2 integration with WLM is desired. The position will provide technical support to application and data center staff. Additional desired skills are Oracle, SQL, z/VM, Linux and MVS systems, familiarity with the BMC MainView monitoring tool, is desired.
- Must have excellent communication and presentation skills. Position will require project leadership in support ofdata center projects and strategic initiatives.
Minimum Education/ Certification Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience
- Training or certification in a particular product or IT platform/service, as required
Skill Assessment: (Please include the years of experience last used and brief description on skills below, information is to be submitted along with the resume)
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount of Experience | Years of Experience |
| 16+ yrs. leading advanced technology projects or service projects | Highly desired |
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| 16+ yrs. full system engineering lifecycle | Highly desired |
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| 16+ yrs. creating implementation/integration plans, test plans, and training materials | Desired |
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| 16+ yrs. hands-on experience in specific product or IT platform | Highly desired |
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| Bachelor's degree | Nice to have |
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| Industry certification/training in specific IT product/platform or service | Nice to have |
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