Maximo Database Administrator

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Maximo Database Administrator to support a major Maximo upgrade and database migration programme within the Aerospace & Defence sector
.

The project involves the technical upgrade of an existing Maximo 7.6 environment running on Oracle to Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 9.x running on DB2
, hosted in Azure Cloud
.

This is primarily a technical lift-and-shift migration and upgrade
, involving the migration of existing Maximo designs and configurations into MAS 9.x, together with the technical changes and remediation required as part of the upgrade.

• Lead and support Oracle-to-DB2 database migration activities.
• Perform DB2 database administration, configuration and tuning
  .
• Install and configure DB2 environments across the required infrastructure.
• Develop and implement database backup and recovery strategies
  .
• Perform database performance optimisation for Maximo Application Suite (MAS).
• Support database security, access controls and compliance requirements.
• Refactor and remediate existing PL/SQL stored procedures for compatibility with DB2.
• Identify and resolve database-related issues arising during the Maximo upgrade and migration.
• Support technical remediation and optimisation activities throughout the migration programme.
• Ensure database environments are stable, secure, performant and ready for production use.

• Strong hands-on experience as a DB2 Database Administrator
  .
• Proven experience with Oracle-to-DB2 migrations
  .
• Experience with database installation, configuration, administration and tuning
  .
• Strong knowledge of DB2 performance optimisation
  .
• Experience developing backup and recovery strategies
  .
• Experience with database security and compliance
  .
• Strong understanding of PL/SQL and experience refactoring stored procedures for DB2.
• Experience supporting Maximo / Maximo Application Suite environments.
• Experience with database migration and upgrade programmes
  .
• Exposure to Azure Cloud environments.

The programme will involve:

Maximo 7.6 + Oracle

Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 9.x + DB2

Azure

Technical lift-and-shift upgrade and database migration, including remediation of components affected by the platform and database changes.