Hi, ADABAS Operations and Engineering DBA 100% Remote Vendor Call Notes: · 100% Remote – No preference time zone (Not in Alpharetta) · 7-15 years of experience, financial services is not required · 2 video interviews (1 intro, 1 tech round) · Manager Notes: Mainframe Support Group (Adadbas DB) · 8 people on team, generic mainframe support, backup/recovery/outage, implementation/configurations · Occasional weekend work, need to be flexible · Adadbas is tough to find, from manager, “Mainframe engineers can excel in this role if they have worked with operating system and Tools (ISPF, TSO, SDSF, JCL)” · DB2 experience will work · Production support, supporting trading systems and back end systems (infrastructure team supporting business systems) · Team environment Description: · 100% Remote · Weekend Work Summary: · The Enterprise Z organization is a technology enabler for the business by providing a strong, resilient, and stable platform to host and enable business innovation/growth in our lines of work and global locations. · Enterprise Z group consists of experienced administration, operations and engineering staff required to support the platform. · In addition to flexible hours, the Firm enables its staff to work remotely. · The Enterprise Z engineers work with the latest hardware and software technologies. · There is also extensive interoperability between the mainframe and non-mainframe platforms. ADABAS Operations and Engineering DBA: · The ADABAS Operations and Engineering DBA will work in a team to provide steadfast reliability of the ADABAS mainframe environment. · In addition to the ADABAS database, the group currently installs and supports 18 products from vendor Software AG. · In addition, the team engages with a wide variety of client applications including non-mainframe-based applications accessing the Enterprise Z platform via OBDC/JDBC, including IBMs Data Virtualization Manager and EntireX. Responsibilities Include: · Classic mainframe support · Monitor automation messages for database exception conditions · Analyze application and database performance problems · Initiates a shift turnover for issues or problems including any outstanding tickets, mails, abends, calls or messages that are still being worked on are communicated or handed over · Responsible for the creation, scheduling, and support of database backup and maintenance processes · Implement database turnover requests for all APG groups and application for all environments · Perform verification for database maintenance upgrades · Execute Weekend verification involving the running of the IVP and following up on outstanding reorgs, utilities, or replication tasks · Provide support and assistance for the database engineering groups for Weekend work · Support efforts for the database Performance Lab · Preparing for, coordinating, writing up and communicating the summary of the weekend work · Provide level one and level two support on database systems and address spaces · Implement changes to database subsystem variables · Monitor and read and respond to incoming mail and newsgroups relating to problems and questions · Providing level one and level two support of the utility suite of applications · Following the DTS procedures and policies for escalation and notification · Escalation to next Tier and/or management · Register events from clients into tracking tools · Performance weekend verification after infrastructure upgrades and system IPLs · Build tools to automate reporting, monitoring and improving platform stability · Desired Solid familiarity with z/OS IBM mainframe, IBM s z/OS · Operating system and Tools (ISPF, TSO, SDSF, JCL) · ADABAS database on mainframe (level 8.x.x) · NATURAL language on mainframe (level 9.x.x) FTP, Rexx Agile development, SDLC, DevOps best practices · Task Management using JIRA Weekend shift and on call rotation required. · Assets Adabas Cluster Services · Adabas Parallel Services · Adabas Replication Services · Adabas Delta Save · Adabas Cache · Adabas Vista/Coordinator/Fast Path DB2 on mainframe · Networking protocols - TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP. Port Security administration CA Sysview, ICAMS, Omegamon. · Assembler programming Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements: · University Degree (B.S.) and at least 7 to 10 years technical experience · Experience with Project Management and Agile preferred · Data analysis and manipulation Scripting/coding experience a plus Job Type: Contract Pay: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Experience: ADABAS: 10 years (Required) DBA: 10 years (Required) Mainframe: 10 years (Required) Scripting: 10 years (Required) coding: 10 years (Required) Work Location: Remote