Senior Database Administrator

About the position

About the Position
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic DB2 LUW database administrator who will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of the DB2 database environment for high-profile systems.
The individual will join a team of experienced DB2 database administrators to ensure the availability of the database systems, data, optimal performance & security of all DB2 database systems and provide support to internal as well as external clients.

The resource needs to be an experienced Bash and Korn shell scripting programmer and needs to be familiar with programming languages, more specific Python and C++.
Job Purpose

To co-ordinate, prepare, collect and compile information required to facilitate analysis, management review, decision making or reporting requirements of the functional area. To support production databases during online day and after hours. To support developers with database related software and development

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required Bachelor's Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in Information Technology or Computer Science AND minimum 8-10 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years' experience at operational specialist level

OR Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND Relevant IT Qualification / Certification AND 8-10 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years' experience at operational specialist level ALTERNATIVE # Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 15 years' experience in a DB2 environment, of which 3-4 years' experience at operational specialist level

Minimum Functional Requirements: Relevant technical experience: Advanced administration experience in latest version of DB2 LUW Experience with large, high volume transaction environments Query troubleshooting and optimisation Performance tuning Backup/Recovery of databases Clustering/High Availability experience In the following technologies: IBM DB2 LUW Relevant certification Advanced AIX/Linux scripting Extensive HADR experience Advanced query creation Extensive experience with advanced RDBMS functions such as partitioning, Q replication, compression and XML / JSON Extensive experience with development practices and processes Deep architectural understanding of DB2 and related tooling Ability to develop automated processe

Desired Skills:

• DB2 LUW
• Python and C++

Desired Qualification Level:

• Grade 12 / Matric

About The Employer:

Government