DB2 Database Administrator

OverviewContract length: 12+ Months. Our Direct Client is seeking an experienced, full-time, on-site, dedicated candidate with skills and expertise as described in the requirements below.ResponsibilitiesOur client seeks a highly-skilled ETL Developer to design and fill a bespoke data warehousing environment. The duties will include providing production support, consulting with the data management team, reviewing the storage needs of the company, creating a refined data warehousing environment, extracting data from university servers, populating the new warehousing system, and testing the environment upon completion. Ideal candidates should have extensive knowledge of coding languages and warehouse architecture, be able to see the big picture of a company's data needs, and be able to clearly communicate their ideas to the company. The ETL Developer will create a highly efficient and customized warehouse environment that perfectly suits the data storage needs of the company.QualificationsSkill Required/DesiredOver 9+ yrs exp Provides technical support for the development, implementation and maintenance of an internal database. Maintains policies and procedures for ensuring database's security and integrity. Implements data models, database designs, data access and table maintenance codes. Resolves database performance and capacity issues, and replication and other distributed data issues. Relies on knowledge and professional discretion to plan and achieve goals. Works under general supervision and usually reports to a supervisor, though some ingenuity and flexibility is required. May require a bachelor's degree in a related area and 2–4 years of relevant experience.The successful candidate will perform database management duties including problem resolution, performance tuning, backups, recoveries, disaster contingency testing, database product installation and patching, database configuration and product life cycle management. Looking for motivated, self-initiating individuals with strong collaboration skills and a willingness to learn and grow.Preferred CriteriaMinimum 3 year DB2 zOS Database Administrative ExperienceExperience with CLOBsProactive Performance ManagementProactive Capacity ManagementDB2 Cloning ExperiencesMaintains policies and procedures for ensuring database's security and integrityImplements data models, database designs, data access and table maintenance codeExperience with online reorgsExperience supporting and upgrading DB2 ConnectExperience with other relational database technologies is a plusExample of DutiesManage maintenance of databases including backups, statistics, patching and upgradesInvestigate, analyze and resolve database incidents including performance bottlenecks and connectivity issuesProvide recommendations for continuous improvements within the DB2 environmentDevelop reports/tools to help manage the environments800 Corporate Drive, Suite 301-500Stafford, VA, 22554Phone - 1 (703) 547-8929Fax - 1 (703) 991-7602J-18808-Ljbffr