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 worldclass 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.

Excellent onboarding and industry-leading learning culture will set you up for a positive impact, while advancing your career. Our culture is collaborative and experiential. As part of a team, you will be surrounded by bright minds and keen co-creators-always willing to help and be helped-as you apply passion to work that will positively impact the world around us.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Delivery Consultant, you will work closely with IBM clients and partners to design, deliver, and optimize IBM Technology solutions that align with your clients' goals. In this role, you will apply your technical expertise to ensure world-class delivery while leveraging your consultative skills such as problem-solving issue- / hypothesis-based methodologies, communication, and service orientation skills. As a member of IBM Technology Expert Labs, a team that is client focused, courageous, pragmatic, and technical, you'll collaborate with clients 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.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

* z/OS:

- System Programmer set of general knowledge skills (ISPF/SDSF, RACF, JES parameters, SMP/E, SYS
1.PARMLIB, SYS
1.PROCLIB members.) Should have an in-depth knowledge of the basic to intermediate tasks required in day-to-day administration, basic SQL (Structured Query Language), understand how to create databases and database objects, and have a basic knowledge of database security and transaction isolation.

Skills in z/OS

* Operations set of skills (JCL,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

* Experienced with DB2 version upgrades, system tuning, and DB2 subsystem customization

* Familiar with various database monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON/DB2 and MAINVIEW for DB2.

* Experience with IBM and OEM DB2 tools including any of the following: 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 team environment as well as independently without direction

* Mainframe systems software programming experience

* Proficient with z/OS, TSO/ISPF, JES2, RMF, SMF

* Good problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills

* Identifies and resolves less clearly defined problems using established procedures and/or protocols as guidelines

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM has a global presence, operating in more than 175 countries with a broad-based geographic distribution of revenue. The company's Global Markets organization is a strategic sales business unit that manages IBM's global footprint, working closely with dedicated country-based operating units to serve clients locally. These country teams have client relationship managers who lead integrated teams of consultants, solution specialists and delivery professionals to enable clients' growth and innovation.

By complementing local expertise with global experience and digital capabilities, IBM builds deep and broad-based client relationships. This local management focus fosters speed in supporting clients, addressing new markets and making investments in emerging opportunities. Additionally, the Global Markets organization serves clients with expertise in their industry as well as through the products and services that IBM and partners supply.

IBM is also expanding its reach to new and existing clients through digital marketplaces.

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