DB2 Migration Consultant

Title: DB2 Migration Consultant

Possible: 3 Month CTH

Location: Dallas TX; Hub: New York NY

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The Senior Datacom and Database Engineer will support the CA Datacom to DB2 Migration.

Job Description:

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This senior engineer position will provide technical leadership as a member of the Platform Services Mainframe Database Technologies Team. As a Senior Datacom and Database Engineer youll contribute to all matters related to Datacom infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation. Youll have an opportunity to change organizational behaviors and influence key stakeholders through partnering and consulting with other Mainframe Database Technologists System Programmers Application Developers and Principals.

Moreover youll be able to demonstrate and apply your subject matter expertise to manage optimize and scale the Datacom environment while developing your career through an IDP Soft Skills and ongoing exposure to Agile Db2 CI/CD DevOps.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Effective problem determination and resolution skills

Excellent communication (oral and written) skills with the ability to influence

Demonstrated change management skills

Demonstrated small team leadership skills and mentoring skills

Ability to multitask work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment and demonstrated ability to provide quality client support

Experience with Agile Practices and Agile Service Management a plus

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred

Develops and documents detailed standards (e.g. guidelines processes procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services

Debug system software problems and communicate with vendors to resolve these problems.

Take lead during incidents and drive incident management effort to restore service and lead postmortem discussions and actions.

Plan test & implement Datacom software updates migrations and other Datacom maintenance activities.

Support the career growth of junior members by providing technical guidance & mentoring.

Participate in disaster recovery testing scenarios along with Production on call support (24x7).

Utilize Agile Framework to manage tasks and your workload.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Must Have:

5 years in Datacom Technology performing Datacom DBA and/or Database Engineering duties. To include knowledge of Mainframe internals like SMP/E TSO/E ISPF/PDF JCL z/OS Utilities etc.

Working knowledge of Datacom/DB architecture.

o DataDictionary Maintain Datacom object definitions includes adding changing updating and retiring objects:

Database Areas Tables Keys and Elements.

DataDictionary maintenance via online (DDOL) and/or batch.

DataDictionary Utilities DDBTGLM DDUPDATE DDRMFLM and VLS files.

Working knowledge of change impact and doing impact assessments steps that must be completed after a changes to the dictionary are made.

Understanding Copybooks and how they can be defined and used in a COBOL environment.

o Understanding of the Dynamic System tables and how to query them via SQL queries.

o Understanding of Datacom Accounting tables and how to review data to assist programmers with tuning programs or problem solving.

o URTs User Requirements Tables role in batch and online access.

o Understanding of basic problem solving evaluating error conditions and problem resolution

Db2 Knowledge/Skills

o Basic understanding of Db2 z/OS from a DBA perspective.

o Working knowledge of IBM Db2 utilities

o Working knowledge of SQL

o Basic understanding of application performance in a Db2 environment.

Lead and perform CA DATACOM to DB2 migration.