Senior Datacomm DBA

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Database Analysis/Design

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

CA Tools (Inactive), IBM CICS, Systems Programming

Certifications:

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country.  We are currently seeking a Senior Datacomm Systems Administrator.

Responsibilities:

• Primary database administrator for the Datacomm subsystems for our client's mainframe.
• Provides tuning and performance recommendations, configures, and maintains and supports Datacomm applications. 
• Provide technical assistance and production support to the development teams for related issues and concerns. 
• Provides Datacomm reporting and system information for Datacomm auditing, support Datacomm audit tools, including Solutionary, and XBridge.  
• Monitor Datacomm performance and recommend tuning to improve performance.  
  Also responsible for third party development tools from Compuware.
• Install and configure Datacomm
• Install and configure Datacomm related tools such as Insight and Catalog Manager
• Production support and problem resolution
• Ensuring recoverability by setting up proper backup utilities and procedures
  Production monitoring and performance analysis
• Performance tuning which includes but is not limited to improving indexing, rewriting SQL, and restructuring Datacomm objects
• Database design reviews
• Reviewing and implementing database changes such as new tables, modifying existing tables, new indexes, and creating a variety of other DB2 objects as needed by the application
• Scheduling or running utilities to maintain optimal database organization for best performance 
• Performing database recovery when necessitated by hardware or software failure
• Providing guidance and support and debugging expertise to application developers
• Participating in security audits
• Monitoring application unit testing and system/load testing in development

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• 10 years experienc

Required Qualifications:

• Datacomm installation and configuration experience
• Datacomm administration experience
• Datacomm tuning experience to include performance recommendations
• Experience with Datacomm related tools such as Insight and Catalog Manager
• Production support and problem resoluti

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $140,250 - $189,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to