DB2 Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

DB2
z/OS

Job Details

Title: DB2 Engineer

Employment Type: Contract

Start Date: 01/05/2025

Last Day to Submit: 12/17/25

Term: 9+ Months

Location: Washington, DC (16hrs a week)

# of Positions: 1

Interview type: In-Person (Hybrid role and may even be remote after working out with the client)

Work location : Onsite

Job Summary:

Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer 16+ Years of experience managing and maintaining mainframe platforms and its Operating System (z/OS) and Supporting Program Products (such as SMPE, DB2, CICS)

Responsibilities:

  • Current experience with installing, upgrading and applying maintenances/PTFS for DB2using SMPE or z/OSMF (if they meet this requirement, they must feel comfortable to navigate within a LPAR using TSO, ISPF, IBM utilities etc.

  • Current experience installing and customizing BMC DB2 Utilities and BMC Mainview

  • Current experience working with Application DBAs to solve performance problems

  • Hands on experiences with installing DB2 V13 with z/OSMF is a plus

  • Familiarity with CICS V5.6 or later is a plus

  • Position will be responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of standards,naming conventions, and ongoing deployment of a multi-data center DB2environment, including disaster recovery, high availability, and data centerrelocation 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 the 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 of data 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
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