Delivery Consultant, DBz​/OS

Position: Delivery Consultant, DB2 on z/OS

Introduction

Joining the IBM Technology Expert Labs teams means you'll have a career delivering world‑class services for our clients. As the ultimate expert in IBM products, you'll bring together all the necessary technology and services to help customers solve their most challenging problems. Working in IBM Technology Expert Labs means accelerating the time to value confidently and ensuring speed and insight while our clients focus on what they do best—running and growing their business.

Your

Role and Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and optimize IBM Technology solutions that align with clients’ goals.
• Apply technical expertise to ensure world‑class delivery using problem‑solving, hypothesis‑based methodologies, communication, and service orientation skills.
• Collaborate to optimize and trailblaze new solutions that address real business challenges.
• Help clients install, configure, upgrade, and perform health checks for IBM DB2 on z/OS.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• z/OS system programmer knowledge, including ISPF/SDSF, RACF, JES parameters, SMP/E, SYS
  1.PARMLIB, and SYS
  1.PROCLIB members; in‑depth knowledge of day‑to‑day administration, basic SQL, database creation, database security, and transaction isolation.
• Operations skills: JCL and Commands.
• Experience with implementation and usage of DB2 on z/OS.
• Working knowledge of DB2 v13 for z/OS in a system administration capacity.
• Knowledge of Subsystem Parameters (DSNZPARMs).
• Experience or working knowledge of DB2 Data Sharing groups.
• Experience with DB2 version upgrades, system tuning, and DB2 subsystem customization.
• Familiarity with database monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON/DB2 and MAINVIEW for DB2.
• Experience with IBM and OEM DB2 tools including DB2 Admin Tool, Query Monitor, High Performance Unload, SQL Performance Analyzer, and QMF.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Knowledge of IBM DB2 Analytics accelerator (IDAA).
• Knowledge of DB2 application performance tuning.
• Ability to work well in a team environment as well as independently without direction.
• Mainframe systems software programming experience.
• Proficiency with z/OS, TSO/ISPF, JES2, RMF, and SMF.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and critical‑thinking skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve less clearly defined problems using established procedures and protocols as guidelines.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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