Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator
About The Position
Our partner supports critical technology services for a large public-sector judicial environment. The organization is focused on maintaining secure, reliable, and high-performing systems that support statewide operations, public service delivery, and mission-critical enterprise applications. The environment values integrity, accountability, inclusion, teamwork, employee growth, and work-life balance. We are seeking a Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator to support high-impact database operations in Olympia, Washington. This is a W2 contract opportunity with a hybrid schedule requiring at least 2 days onsite per week at partner facilities. The selected professional will manage, maintain, monitor, tune, and support Db2 for z/OS environments across development, test, and production systems. This role requires senior-level expertise, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to support mission-critical database availability, reliability, security, and performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Software/Computer Engineering, or a closely allied field.
- Minimum of 8 years of senior-level experience working with Db2 for z/OS relational database management systems.
- Strong experience installing, configuring, maintaining, and administering Db2 for z/OS database environments.
- Experience with database performance tuning, including query tuning, index tuning, and server tuning.
- Experience supporting high-availability systems, backup/recovery, disaster recovery testing, and production support.
- Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure impacts and interconnections.
- Ability to independently support high-risk, high-profile initiatives impacting critical services.
- Strong incident response, troubleshooting, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools, including Teams, Outlook, Word, OneNote, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Team-oriented, collaborative, self-motivated, and able to work effectively in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to provide mentorship to technical teams.
- Ability to accept personal responsibility for quality and timeliness of work.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and maintain Db2 for z/OS database software products to support continuous availability, reliability, and performance of installed applications.
- Build, manage, monitor, and maintain Db2 for z/OS databases across development, test, and production environments.
- Perform database monitoring, performance tuning, backup, recovery, and capacity planning.
- Support high-availability database environments, incident response, problem resolution, and senior-level troubleshooting.
- Manage Db2 for z/OS database security, patching compliance, and change control processes.
- Implement and test disaster recovery procedures and regular backup/recovery processes.
- Participate in design reviews for high-risk, high-impact statewide systems and services.
- Provide technical support, consulting, mentorship, and coaching to end users and system support staff.
- Produce and maintain documentation for configurations, processes, standards, and procedures.
- Support scheduled after-hours maintenance and participate in 24/7 on-call support as needed.
- Review work products for accuracy and applicability and may perform lead duties within a workgroup.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Retirement plan options
- Deferred compensation plan
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Paid basic life insurance policy
- Long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance Program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
