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Senior DB2 z/OS Systems Programmer
Hi, Hope you are doing well, Please find the job description given below and let me know your interest. Remote Senior DB2 z/OS Systems Programmer Location :Remote Duration: Until 2027 DB2 System Programmer who has a strong back ground with setting up and understanding DB2 security, SMPE and Rexx scripting. Job Description: Must have experience with DB2 V13 upgrade and can speak in more detail on DSNZPARMrecommendations and software deployment and backout considerations. 10+ years of hands-on Db2 for z/OS engineering, administration, architecture, performance tuning, recovery, and production support experience in large enterprise Sysplex and data sharing environments Expert knowledge of Db2 for z/OS subsystem internals, including IRLM, DDF, EDM pools, buffer pools, logging, utilities, packages, plans, WLM interactions, and z/OS dependencies Demonstrated experience configuring, governing, and tuning DSNZPARM settings across development, test, and production environments Proven experience supporting Db2 data sharing groups, including group buffer pool strategy, coupling facility interactions, member balancing, lock contention analysis, restart/recovery behavior, high availability, and disaster recovery procedures Strong understanding of Db2 security architecture, including RACF integration, authentication, authorization, trusted contexts, privileged access controls, SECADM/SYSADM separation, audit traces, encryption, certificates, and secure remote connectivity Experience performing Db2 software lifecycle management, including SMP/E, PTF evaluation, RSU planning, APAR analysis, ++HOLDDATA review, vendor advisory assessment, maintenance windows, fallback planning, and deployment governance Ability to assess vulnerability findings, CVE applicability, security bulletins, patch exposure, configuration drift, exploitability, compensating controls, remediation complexity, and implementation risk for Db2 for z/OS environments Experience identifying software risk exposures, attack surface, control gaps, operational weaknesses, and remediation opportunities across Db2, z/OS, RACF, DDF, utilities, middleware interfaces, certificates, and automation tooling Under concepts of Db2 performance, locking, logging, DDF connectivity, utility execution, package access paths, subsystem contention, and production incident patterns Knowledge of z/OS functions relevant to Db2 operations, including APF, link list, LPA, RACF, WLM, SMS-managed datasets, JES, TCP/IP, and certificate management Experience developing internal tools and operational automation using JCL, REXX, Python, USS, Git, Jenkins, z/OSMF, Zowe APIs, or related mainframe DevOps tooling Ability to apply AI principles to Db2 operational telemetry, anomaly detection, trend forecasting, vulnerability correlation, risk prioritization, evidence summarization, and decision support Ability to partner with application, security, RACF, middleware, storage, and z/OS teams to define practical remediation strategies, validation evidence, configuration standards, and production readiness criteria Strong written and verbal communication skills, including production of technical documentation, runbooks, implementation plans, validation evidence, technical risk summaries, governance materials, and executive-ready remediation recommendations -- Nitin Papnai US Technical Recruiter , DMS Visions Inc Email : Nitin@dmsvisions.com Linkedin : linkedin.com/in/nitin-papnayi-2368b7332