Mainframe Engineer - z/OS Storage and DB2 Administration
Contract W2
Contract Independent
Contract Corp To Corp
6 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
Depends on Experience
The Brixton Group
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Job Details
Skills
- DB2
- z/OS
- DFSMS
- SMS
- HSM
- DASD
Summary
Duration: 6+ Months
Location: 100% Remote
Client is looking for deep dive DB2 z/OS data archival/restore strategies (that a Db2 z/OS admin should know) and z/OS storage lifecyle (DFSMS, HSM, volumes, tapes).
Responsibilities:
- Administer and support IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
- Perform Mainframe Storage Administration, including DASD, datasets, volumes, catalogs, and storage allocation.
- Manage and support DFSMS, SMS, HSM, and storage policies.
- Monitor storage capacity, performance, availability, and utilization.
- Perform DB2 for z/OS administration, including database maintenance, monitoring, backup, recovery, and performance tuning.
- Manage DB2 objects, tablespaces, indexes, buffer pools, logs, and storage groups.
- Execute and troubleshoot DB2 utilities such as REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, and CHECK DATA.
- Troubleshoot DB2 locking, deadlocks, performance, and connectivity issues.
- Support z/OS system maintenance, upgrades, and production troubleshooting.
- Develop and maintain JCL for operational and administrative activities.
- Use JES2, SDSF, TSO, and ISPF for system monitoring and administration.
- Support disaster recovery, backup/recovery, and business continuity activities.
- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, database, and operations teams to resolve production issues.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of hands-on Mainframe engineering experience.
- Strong DB2 for z/OS Administration experience.
- Experience with DFSMS, SMS, HSM, DASD, and dataset management.
- Strong Mainframe Storage Administration experience.
- Strong knowledge of JCL, JES2, SDSF, TSO, and ISPF.
- Experience with DB2 utilities, backup/recovery, and performance tuning.
- Strong troubleshooting and production support experience.
- Experience working in large-scale, enterprise mainframe environments.
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- Dice Id: 10212185
- Position Id: 9098692
- Posted 6 hours ago
Company Info
About The Brixton Group
We are a values-based professional technology services firm with over 150 years of combined experience in the technology industry. We re deeply engaged in the successful pairing of the right people to the right projects, and we attribute our national presence to the referrals we ve received through current and past clients and candidates.
Our History
-Established in 1998
-Woman-Owned Business with national footprint
AWARDS
-Four straight years listed on Inc. Magazine s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.
-Three straight years listed on Charlotte s Fast 50.
We believe that when people find the ideal setting to express their talents, the possibilities are infinite. This is why we exist. We are inspired and guided by a greater purpose than profit.
Career Opportunities
Our History
-Established in 1998
-Woman-Owned Business with national footprint
AWARDS
-Four straight years listed on Inc. Magazine s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.
-Three straight years listed on Charlotte s Fast 50.
We believe that when people find the ideal setting to express their talents, the possibilities are infinite. This is why we exist. We are inspired and guided by a greater purpose than profit.
Career Opportunities
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