Mainframe DB2 Engineer

Company:	ADP Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (91)
Job Location(s):	Roseland
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	IT - Operations and Support

Position Description

Requisition #:	IT23332
Division:	Information Technology
Job Title:	Mainframe DB2 Engineer
Country:	United States
State:	New Jersey
City:	Roseland
Locations:	New Jersey, Roseland
Employment Status:	Full Time - Permanent
Job Responsibilities: (Description)	The DB2 Engineering group within Middleware Engineering is responsible for the architecture and engineering of the DB2 environments for ADP. This position is for a DB2 Engineer who would be responsible for: * Planning, coordinating and implementing DBMS upgrades, major releases and fixes * Establishing and maintaining standards for releases of all database-related rollouts * Providing additional required database environments across operating platforms * Providing leadership, organization and direction to the technical group that reports to this position * Developing and implementing Database Release migration methodology and Change management processes to support new DBMS products * Providing formal Project management responsibilities for internal projects as well as the DBMS portion of other functional area projects.
QualificationsRequired (Experience, Skills, Academic):	Qualifications: * 10+ years DBMS Experience with DB2 products (V7 through V9) * 3+ years DB2Connect a plus * 12 - 16 years data processing experience * Experience in an MVS-z/OS environment * Expertise in JCL and utilities * Must possess strong analytical and problem solving skills * Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills * Must possess a strong work ethic and be willing/available to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to complete assigned tasks and projects. * Must be a team player who freely and openly shares work related information with co-workers. * Must be open to others suggestions and must be willing to provide input. * Must be comfortable supporting and working closely with, in a professional manner, cross functional teams comprised of personnel from Operations, Development, Quality Assurance, and End user communities. * Must be available to provide 24x7 on-call support to troubleshoot and resolve system problems of a complex nature * Must possess a knowledge of Microsoft office products, Visio, PowerPoint and effectively utilizing these tools to develop system documentation such as run books, system topology diagrams, hardware/software specifications. * Must be capable of working effectively in a fast-paced demanding environment * Must be able to prioritize and effectively manage time supporting multiple concurrent efforts * IBM DB2 Certifications are desirable
Education:	Bachelors
Job Category:	Technology
Area of Interest:	Database Administration