Job Description :
POSITION: DB2 LUW Database Engineer
LOCATION: Milwaukee, WI
DURATION: 6 months/Permanent
DESCRIPTION:
As an experienced DB2 LUW (Linux / Unix / Windows) Database Engineer, you will support database systems including: analysis, planning, design, development, implementation, migration to new servers, implementing high-availability, and upgrades. Applying established best practices, take charge of complex systems to achieve strategic objectives while aligning to the company’s practices in service management, risk management, and feature delivery. The ideal candidate can:
Execute detailed database tasks and create associated deliverables (or guide junior team members to) such as:
o Manage database storage
o Manage Schema objects
o Administer security and users
o Manage and monitor database performance
o Schedule and automate jobs
o Perform backup and recovery
Upgrade databases or migrate them to new environments as needed
Troubleshoot and provide subject-matter expertise on database incidents and long-term problem solutions
Collaborate with other engineers and administrators on database design, configuration, and performance issues
As a strategic thinker, move between diverse tasks with cooperation and persistence, helping to bring out the best in those around them
Provide estimates of the work, as needed, as well as active status reporting of the work via the team’s Kanban board in Jira
Educate others in support of teaching them to take on database tasks themselves, including effective use of query plans and other tools they can use to improve database performance
Experience with other relational database management systems, such as Sybase and SQL Server, are a bonus.