Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - DB2 Physical

Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - DB2 Physical - Raleigh NC

**The Successful candidate would be required to be in the office 5 days a week**

At Ensono our Purpose is to be a relentless ally disrupting the status quo and unleashing our clients to Do Great Things! We enable our clients to achieve key business outcomes that reshape how our world runs. As an expert technology adviser and managed service provider with cross-platform certifications Ensono empowers our clients to keep up with continuous change and embrace innovation.

We can Do Great Things because we have great Associates. The Ensono Core Values unify our diverse talents and are woven into how we do business. These five traits are the key to achieving our purpose.

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Role Summary

Provide premium DB2 sysprog support and services to Ensono mainframe clients as they relate to Mainframe DB2 systems. The successful candidate will perform mainframe database software upgrades coupled with administration and tuning to support our customers DB2 environments. The individual will need to work with vendor personnel to achieve timely solutions of database problems. The individual will be responsible for day-to-day database maintenance such as creating backups performing restores monitoring file extent growth scheduling reorganizations creating and maintaining DR procedures and overall support of customer needs and requests. The successful candidate will be called upon to perform a variety of database optimizations that will include general reporting and analysis of the efficiency of the database configuration and periodic review of database performance.

Position reports to Sr. Manager Mainframe Systems Programming.

What You Will Do:

• Focus on the development and support and/or the customization of new services and support efforts.
• Demonstrate System programming experience of multiple DBMSs.
• Participate in on-call responsibilities.
• Fulfill customer service orders (CSOs) for mainframe z/OS customers in a timely manner as they pertain to DB2
• Provide primary support for reported problems related to DB2 tables spaces
• Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.
• Provide key support for customer migration services (new customer transitions) as they pertain to DB2 and related OEM software products.
• Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired customers such that all technical hurdles are addressed in a timely manner and do not impede the expected progress of the transition nor the targeted migration date.
• In joint cooperation with the Disaster Recovery Services successfully execute tasks associated with any given customers disaster recovery plans.
• Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations.
• Follow ITSM change control procedures

We want all new Associates to succeed in their roles at Ensono. Thats why weve outlined the job requirements below. To be considered for this role its important that you meet all Required Qualifications. If you do not meet all of the Preferred Qualifications we still encourage you to apply.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelors degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
• 10 years of professional experience in DB2 for administration and systems programming support. CA and IBM tools for DB2 a plus
• Knowledge in best practices of software management maintenance and documentation
• SMP/e experience
• Experience with configuring and managing DB2 in a parallel sysplex environment
• Ability to develop innovation strategies processes and best practices in software management
• Experience with establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management DR security maintenance and utilization
• Experience with reviewing new versions of DB2 for functionality advising how they benefit the client
• Ability to evaluate change requests and determine impact to assigned clients and troubleshooting and solving production database issues
• Experience with supporting DB2 security requests
• Ability to review DB2 security to find potential risks
• Experience with reorganization of application data
• Experience with reviewing tuning of internal DB2 buffer pools and SQL code
• Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
• Supporting multiple customer for after hours on-call

Other Qualifications

• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Demonstrated ability to respond quickly and effectively to support requests from multiple clients
• Must be able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and in high pressure situations.
• Excellent communication skills (written verbal and presentations)
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.

Why Ensono

Ensono is a place we unleash Associates to Do Great Things for our clients and for your career. This could mean achieving a professional goal collaborating with your team on an innovative idea learning a new skill reaching a wellness milestone or engaging in your community through volunteer programs. Whatever it means to you we want Ensono to be the place where you can do great things.

• We value flexibility and work-life balance. Positions that are not required to be onsite to support a client may offer the ability to work remotely or hybrid at an Ensono office location.
• Unlimited Paid Day Off (PDO) Plan
• Two robust health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• 401(k) with a generous company match
• Eligibility for dental vision short and long-term disability life and AD&D coverage and flexible spending accounts
• Depending on location ability to take advantage of fitness centers
• Wellness program
• Flexible work schedule

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or other legally protected basis in accordance with applicable law.

Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement/posting OFCCPs pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCPs website.

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