Mainframe zOS DB2 Programmer/Developer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Mainframe zOS DB2 Systems Programmer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Insurance Services clients. This role will be hybrid out of Bethlehem, PA, Stamford, CT, Holmdel, NJ, or New York, NY.

The main responsibilities of a Mainframe zOS DB2 Systems Programmer is to ensure subsystem reliability, availability, and serviceability; to provide technical expertise and guidance for both infrastructure and application design, supporting, installing/upgrades and diagnosing all DB2 and DB2-related OEM products, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor DB2 system storage, memory, I/O and CPU resources, design performance improvements.
• Evaluate and recommend innovative technological solutions to meet new/existing business requirements.
• Perform daily checklists, review daily Db2 reports for anomalies, open service now tickets to application groups for problem resolution.
• Provide timely resolution to DB2 software related problems. Work with the IBM and ISV vendor Level 2 and technical support teams to identify DB2 software related problems.
• Respond to S1 calls. Evaluate all components within DB2 for stability or errors. Drive problem source identification to root cause, provide workarounds, and design preventive measures.
• Create and maintain DB2 Systems SOPs and Runbooks according to the provided format.
• Participate in the planning and recovery of the DB2 subsystems as part of Disaster Recovery.
• Utilize ServiceNow ticketing process for change control. Complete checklists for systems tasks and submit change controls for review in a timely manner.
• Manage DB2 Catalog/directory, WLM, bufferpools, zparms, PROCS, RLF, RTS. Build new subsystems or relocate existing ones upon request.
• Assist in the implementation of Data Studio + debugger.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to the internal DB2 community.
• Contribute to the on-going development of monitoring and trending metrics for DB2 using MainView shipped SMF database.
• Manage DB2 reorgs, runstats, rebinds, PROCS, RTS, RLF, stored procedures.
• Participation in writing REXX for automation/autonomics for preventative, corrective, and predictive measures for outage avoidance.
• Performance tune tablespaces, partitions, indexes. Assist the application staff in preparing well-tuned SQL for the business. Understand the difference between Explain, and run-time access path determination.
• Diagnose performance issues, considering data distribution, cardinality, join structures, bufferpools, and data sharing members.
• Using SMPE, IBMLINK, and ShopZSeries, upgrade and apply maintenance to IBM and BMC DB2 products.
• Perform project planning and management of software upgrades & product implementation to support DB2 environments. Install, support and customize licensed DB2 software and related tools (client & 3rd party vendors).
• Upgrade DB2 subsystem environments to newly released versions. Receive, apply and propagate software fixes across supported DB2 platforms, using SMP/E, etc.
• Coordinate maintenance and upgrades implementation with affected applications. Perform OEM problem analysis and resolution. Maintain OEM documentation
• Create and maintain documentation in support of the DB2 environments. (E.g. Procedures, SOPs, Change Control, etc.). Implement advanced features/function of DB2 software (e.g. DB2 Data Sharing, native XML, etc.)
• Maintain DB2 at optimal maintenance levels, apply PTFs as needed. Coordinate maintenance and upgrades implementation with affected applications. Perform DB2 problem analysis and resolution.

Required Skills:
5+ Years of experience supporting the following products:

• BMC Catalog Mgr(ACT), Change Mgr(ACM), Log Master(ALP), MainView for DB2, Query Manager
• Compuware File-Aid for DB2, IMS; RDX, DS
• IBM InfoSphere Replication Server (Data Propagator)
• DB2 Query Monitor (formerly Rocket - CQM)
• DB2 for LUW
• High Performance Unload (formerly Infotel)
• Informatica Power Exchange

Preferred Skills:

• IBM DB2 Connect
• DB2 data sharing environment
• Mainframe / DB2 secure transfers

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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