Senior Datacomm DBA (Remote)

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:

IBM CICS, System Administration, 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 experience

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 resolution

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 contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. Apply