Senior Consultant- Devops
On-siteMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaOn-siteContractSenior LevelSmall
ContractSenior LevelSmall
Job Summary
Manage DB2 database applications architecture, including installing, upgrading, and administering mainframe DB2 and associated third-party products. Implement automated disaster recovery mechanisms, execute housekeeping strategies for the Catalog and Directory, and configure WLM address spaces for stored procedures. Troubleshoot Level 3 DB2 issues, monitor address spaces, and apply maintenance to releases using SMP/E and IBM utilities. Provide 24*7 support for system and application problems, coordinate escalations with vendors, and interact with ticketing tools and business support areas.
Required Qualifications
- Must Have Skills: Evaluate and implement new features/functions of DB2 and associated third party products
- Extensive use of utilities and Performance Monitoring tools using BMC, CA and IBM products
- Consultant on DB2 database applications architecture
- Knowledge of SMP/E and can prepare for and apply maintenance to a DB2 subsystem
- Engineer and execute the processes to upgrade and/or apply maintenance to releases / versions of mainframe database system software, and associated third party products
- Maintain DSNZPARMs
- Strong experience of installing, customizing and maintaining Mainframe DB2 and ISV products
- Strong experience managing Q-replication and IBM DB2 Data Analytics accelerator product suite
- Hands-on experience of managing system operations, problem diagnosis, performance tuning in both system and application arena
- Good experience with IBM DB2 Utilities, Disaster recovery and system restoration
- Install, upgrade and administer mainframe DB2 and DB2 related tools software
- Assist with testing, implementation and installation of new or improved systems, as well as product upgrades
- Good knowledge on DB2 migrations and upgrades for DB2 V12.1 and V13.1 versions
- Good Knowledge on Problem diagnosis related to DB2 and their DB2 tools products
- Strong DB2 system programming skill, DB2 recovery, maintain system objects and ZPARM parameter configuration
- Good knowledge of DB2 tools installation and upgrades for IBM utilities, Broadcom products
- Experience in SMPE knowledge of RSU maintenance apply procedures
- Experience in JCL, ISPF, DB2 related products, WLM and stored procedures
- Knowledge of performance monitoring and troubleshooting DB2 issues
- Strong skill set must be needed on DB2 data sharing experience and failover process
- Good knowledge of Disaster recovery of DB2 systems includes traditional DR and flash copy DR
- Should have experience in Mainframe CICS and MQ environment for 10+ years
- Support the operations of the Mainframe CICS infrastructure (CICS & MQ series)
- Well versed with CICS resource definitions online (terminals, programs, bundles etc.), defining new CICS regions etc
- Experience in upgrade of CICS TS from lower version to higher version
- Knowledge on CICS Transaction Gateway and CICS webservices and CICSplex Operations
- Experience in vendor product install / upgrade and applying PTF for maintenance
- CICS SSL Setup Troubleshooting
- Experience in CICS Monitoring Tools - CA SYSVIEW / Omegamon / Mainview etc
- Well versed with CICSPLEX Setup (CMAS), MRO region Setup and troubleshoot related issues
- Experience and strong knowledge as a Websphere MQSeries on z/OS v7.1 / v9.0
- Install new releases, apply PTFs to Webshere MQ on z/OS
- Well versed with MQ Clustering and MQ Objects/Channels/Queues
- Experience with upgrading IBM MQ for z/OS will be added advantage
- z/OS connect
- zIOA installation and configuration
- Minimum Years of Experience: 10+ years of experience as mainframe DB2 System Programmer
Desired Qualifications
- Nice to Have Skills: Skill: Mainframe DB2 System Programmer
- Experience in upgrading IBM MQ for z/OS will be added advantage
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