Experience and Skills Required

ZOS DB2 DBA consultant must:

·         Have the capability to perform the functions described in Scope of Work section.

·         Have a bachelor''s degree in computer science, or any other equivalent degree or equivalent years of relevant experience, with a minimum of seven (7) years of DB2 DBA experience in ZOS platform.

·         Have experience administering complex DB2 environments with multiple subsystems.

·         Be experienced working on ZOS tools and utilities - TSO, ISPF, SDSF, JCL, DFSORT, ICETOOL, DFDSS, DFSMS, DFHSM, OMVS, RACF, REXX/CLIST.

·         Be experienced with using DB2 tools - SPUFI, QMF, DB2 Admin Tool or equivalent, DB2 Object Compare or equivalent, IBM Data Studio, OMEGAMON or equivalent, Query Monitor or

equivalent.

·         Be proficient with DB2 utilities and DB2 backup and recovery.

·         Be able to work with the DMV IT teams to understand the requirements and design databases.

·         Be able to implement and migrate database changes.

·         Have experience securing database objects.

·         Have expertise in evaluating and tuning SQL and experience tuning DB2 subsystem.

·         Have knowledge of DB2 Attachment facilities.

·         Have good knowledge of COBOL/CICS/DB2 application programming environment.

·         Have good communication, documentation and user requirement gathering skills.

·         Be proficient in analyzing, debugging, and troubleshooting issues and ABENDs.

·         Be a team player who can work with other contractors/consultants and permanent employees under a complex team structure.