Sr. DBDBA

Overview

DB2 DBA – REMOTE — ARC Group has an immediate opportunity for a Senior DB2 DBA. This position is 100% remote. This is starting out as a contract position running through July 2026 with strong potential to extend longer or possibly convert to FTE. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

At ARC Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better innovation and problem-solving. As an organization, we embrace diversity in all its forms and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

100% REMOTE! Reference# 19521-1

Candidates must have permanent work authorization and work for any employer without sponsorship now or in the future. Third party candidates are not eligible for this role.

• Provide 24 x 7 support to critical production systems.
• Work closely with application development teams to resolve performance-related issues and provide application support.
• Create databases, migrate database objects from non-production to production environment.
• Design and build data models, schemas, views, and tables to support application requirements.
• Manage and operate DB2 tools, JCL, Perf monitoring (Omegamon) and Query monitor for Z/OS DB2.
• Perform routine maintenance on multiple database environments including updates, patches, and hotfixes for LUW servers.
• Measure database performance and troubleshoot complex database issues, including I/O bottlenecks and SQL tuning.
• Plan and implement backup and recovery concepts and procedures.
• Collaborate with security teams on database security, data encryption, obfuscation, and auditing using tools such as Guardium.
• Work with automation tools (e.g., Control-M) and scripting languages (shell, Python, or Perl) to automate DBA tasks.
• Assist with capacity planning and architecture design for database server deployment.
• Maintain knowledge of IT industry database technologies and processes and business applications integrated with database technologies.

• Required (must have):
• 10 or more years’ professional experience as an application z/OS DB2 DBA on V11+
• 8 or more years LUW DB2 experience including installation, support, configuration, and upgrading DB2 LUW subsystems

• Additional Requirements:
• In-depth knowledge of the DB2 z/OS architecture
• Experience with Netezza Performance Server database administration
• Experience with DB2 Purescale environment
• Experience working with IBM on opening cases and working with them
• Experience configuring and supporting Tier-1 mission-critical databases as an application z/OS DBA and LUW systems/infrastructure DBA
• Good knowledge of capacity planning and architecture design for database server deployment
• Proven experience in a mission-critical multi-terabyte database platform with analytics workloads
• Understanding of data warehouse concepts including data marts, data lakehouse, and data lakes
• Routine maintenance tasks including updates, patches, and hotfixes for LUW servers
• Experience in development of data models, schemas, views, and tables for application requirements
• Security-focused experience including data encryption, auditing, and related controls
• Experience in backup and recovery concepts and procedures
• Experience in performance measurement and SQL tuning
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Nimsoft, Dynatrace, Datadog or comparable solutions
• Understanding of licensing options and optimization
• Experience with scripting for automating DBA tasks
• Experience with IT industry database technologies and processes
• Willingness to provide on-call support as needed
• Familiarity with working with application development teams

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience

Interested?

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