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IBM Database DB2 z/OS Solution Architect 
Poland, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Krakow 
266500126

11.09.2024

Your Role and Responsibilities

A ‘day-in-the-life’ of this opportunity may include, but not be limited to:

  • Database Design and Implementation: Design and implement Db2 on z/OS databases for clients, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security. Develop and maintain database designs, data models, and data warehousing solutions.
  • Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting: Analyze and troubleshoot performance issues in Db2 on z/OS databases, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions. Optimize database performance, ensuring efficient query execution, and minimizing downtime.
  • Database Administration: Perform routine database administration tasks, including backup and recovery, data archiving, and database maintenance. Ensure database security, compliance, and regulatory requirements are met.
  • Client project engagement: engage at one or more multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines. Collaborate with clients, project managers, and other team members to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Create solution blueprint, estimates, gap analysis, and conceptual designs/customer demos as well as provide a post go-live support. Implement solutions within defined architectural guardrails, principles and framework.
  • Actively involve in customer proposals and support business development activities.
  • Be the central point of connect across various teams working on the solution – the client teams, IBM, the IBM’s partners.
  • Act as a mentor to junior engineers and guide them on Db2 on Z.

What we offer:

  • Working for a top 5 IT company according to Forbes 2022 best employers ranking
  • International and prestigious projects
  • Highly skilled teams of experts
  • Wide range of IBM trainings and certificates
  • Access to Udemy, Harvard Business Review, O’Reilly, Interskill, IBM AI Skills Academy

And what is more:

  • Contract of employment
  • Competitive compensation – salary range, depending on your skills and experience
  • Private medical care and life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sport, charity & other networking groups
  • Summer / winter camps for children
  • Discounts with IBM employee badge
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • No dress code


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Deep knowledge/experience of Db2 on z/OS, including database design, performance tuning, and troubleshooting, a proven track record of innovation – 3x exemplary projects/creating solution design, estimates, customer demos
  • Documented experience with database management systems, including data modeling, data warehousing, and business intelligence.
  • Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and other scripting/programming languages; familiarity with z/OS operating system, including JCL, TSO, and ISPF.
  • Strong understanding of the Db2 mainframe environment, i.e. SPUFY (System Programming Utilities for z/OS): experience with SPUFY commands, such as SPUFI and SPUFM, for managing and manipulating z/OS files and datasets.
  • IMS (Information Management System): experience with IMS databases, including IMS DB, IMS DC, and IMS TM, as well as IMS tools, such as IMS DC Utilities and IMS TM Utilities
  • VTAM (Virtual Telecommunications Access Method): knowledge of VTAM concepts, such as VTAM sessions, LU 6.2, and TCP/IP.
  • BS. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering/STEM
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • Strong experience in architecting solutions based on Db2 on Z: applications, data warehouses
  • Experience with full lifecycle of product version upgrades and migration, deployment cycles, devops
  • Java/Cobol development certification or equivalent in one of the above mentioned products, Watson Code Assistant for Cobol
  • Knowledge sharing opportunities, like speaking at conferences, techtalks, meetups, blogging, publications
  • Knowledge in second European language on communicative level