DB2 Subject Matter Expert

Job Description

Job Title:

DB2 Subject Matter Expert

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Duration:

Full-Time

Job Description:

Essential functions and responsibilities:
Provide subject matter expertise and support all aspects of the Db2 and SQL Server environment including administration and maintenance, business continuity, backup and recovery, capacity management, change management, security management, and installationconfiguration management in production and non-production environments.
Work with other technical staff to coordinate activities and implementations, follow and document procedures, respond, track, and escalate systems incidents
Follow change management and configuration management procedures and guidelines
Serve as technical lead /mentor /representative and provide technical guidance and mentorship
Serve as a representative for all technical issues/discussions with peer support teams
Manage and delegate daily technical group tasks and efforts to appropriate staff/skills
Oversee and manage BAU projects such as infrastructure software upgrades, patch management, and continuous improvement
Provide oversight for technical deployment plans and system utilization reports
Extensive knowledge of core infrastructure components such as high availability/federation/replication
Provide assistance and problem support to infrastructure partners, application developers, business analysts, and business users while assessing impacts and communicating effectively
Recommend innovative solutions aligned with the organizational initiatives and recognized problem areas
Architect, deploy, and champion adherence to an enterprise approach facilitating best practice methodologies to stakeholders across the estate
Create, maintain, and present detailed technical documentation and executive summaries for key stakeholders, including senior management
Ability to facilitate productive meetings at the workgroup and steering committee levels of TCH
Additional responsibilities include :

Work with Senior Managers and Business Users to design effective Business Analytics & Data Visualization Dashboards, assist with Data Analysis, Data Cleansing and Data Transformation
Work closely with internal and external partners to guarantee continuous infrastructure availability
Suggest and implement standard processes and procedures, continuous improvement, and automation efforts across the enterprise
Provide technical leadership advice and industry best practices as first contact to stakeholders and clients pertaining to enterprise infrastructure-related requests
Perform special projects and initiatives as assigned
Serve as technical lead/mentor/representative and act as a proxy for a manager when required
Qualifications required :

B.S. degree in Computer Science/Engineering, MIS or equivalent
5-10 years as a Db2 subject matter expert in IT/financial services
Deep knowledge of Db2 11.5 (and later) Database Administration techniques and strategies in a high-availability HADR environment
Database Administration experience in a Db2 environment utilizing high availability/disaster recovery features.
Extensive knowledge of core infrastructure components such as high availability/federation/replication
Ability to travel up to 10% (between NYC and NC)
Strong facilitation skills with working committees and steering committees
Experience with cloud technologies
Very good knowledge within the Infrastructure ecosystem in the execution of implementation initiatives, capacity management efforts, and design of high availability and backup & recovery solutions
Positive track record of delivering large-scale complex projects & initiatives
Ability to communicate with highly technical/quantitative as well as non-technical partners