Warehouse Developer

Warehouse Developer

(Jobs in Lincoln, NE)

Job title Developer

Job location in Lincoln, NE

Skills required Warehouse, Data Migration, IBM DB2

Open Date 29-Dec-2025

Job type Contract

Duration 15 Months

Compensation DOE

Email Recruiter: coolsoft

• Position Location:
  
  Remote

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking a DB2 Warehouse Administrator to support the implementation, migration, and ongoing operations of the Departments enterprise Data Warehouse, migrating from existing vendor-hosted AWS to state-hosted AWS infrastructure.

This role will play a critical part in the migration from vendor-hosted to state-hosted AWS environment, initial configuration, and ongoing administration of IBM DB2 Warehouse, support data migration activities from vendor-hosted to state-hosted AWS infrastructure, collaborate closely with ETL and Data Stage teams, and ensure the performance optimization, security, reliability, and ongoing maintenance operations after the migration of the Data Warehouse platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on DBA experience in DB2 Warehouse, familiarity with cloud-based environments, and a solid understanding of healthcare or Medicaid data.

Install, configure, and administer IBM DB2 Warehouse in an AWS environment

Perform database provisioning, patching, upgrades, and configuration management

Monitor database health, availability, and capacity; proactively address performance issues

Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies

Manage database security, user access, roles, and privileges in alignment with State security policies

Support audit, logging, and compliance requirements applicable to State and Federal systems

Support initial data migration from vendor-hosted AWS to state-hosted AWS into DB2 Warehouse from legacy or source systems

Validate data loads, data integrity, and migration outcomes

Partner with vendors and internal teams during migration and cutover activities

Assist in defining data standards, naming conventions, and warehouse best practices

Work closely with IBM Data Stage, IBM Cognos, and ETL

Optimize SQL, indexing, partitioning, and workload management

Tune batch loads, incremental loads, and reporting queries

Identify and resolve ETL-related performance bottlenecks

Provide guidance on DB2 best practices for large-scale analytical workloads

Provide ongoing database operations and maintenance support

Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions

Participate in change management, release planning, and operational readiness activities

Create and maintain DBA runbooks, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation

Support production and non-production environments.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator supporting DB2 or 3+ years of experience for DB2 Warehouse edition.

Hands‑on experience administering in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)

Strong SQL skills and experience with performance tuning and query optimization

Experience supporting enterprise data warehouse or analytical database platforms

Familiarity with backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies

Experience working in a regulated or public‑sector environment is a plus

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability