Senior Database Administrator

Position: Senior Database Administrator

Location: Alpharetta, GA or Berkeley Heights, NJ (Onsite Role)

Candidates MUST have expertise in DB2.

Required:

5 years of progressively responsible experience in the role as a Senior Database Administrator, Associate Operations Manager, or a related position.

5 years of experience with: DB2; Database administration on V11.1 for Linux, Unix and Windows, HADR, and CDC.

Experience with db2top, CA7 scheduler and shell scripting.

Must have two years of experience with: Database administration on V11.5 for Linux, Unix, and Windows, HADR, CDC and EMC Networker.

What You Will Do

• Manage databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.

• Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.

• Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.

• Analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, and provide problem resolution end-to-end. Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes.

• Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement. Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.

• Provide 24x7 support for critical production systems.

• Monitor and analyze performance metrics and allocate database of medium to high complexity with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity, and accessibility of the data.

• Utilize data administration on V11.5 and 11.1 for Linux, Unix, and Windows, DB2, HADR, and CDC.

• Apply database patches and upgrades, such as EMC Networker, db2top, CA7 scheduler and shell scripting, and routine DBA activities.