DB2/ Oracle Database Administrator recruitment
Bloomberg's DBA team is looking to add a self-motivated, highly-experienced DB2 Database Administrators. The DBA team is responsible for tasks such as project management, the development of best practices and repeatable procedures for deploying databases, and day-to-day operational activities including break/fix, space management, backup and recovery (using Storage Manager), database replication setup and management and ongoing database change review. The team also builds and maintains large-scale and very highly transactional DB2 databases across multiple platforms.
Qualifications:
Good scripting ability, and good working knowledge of Shell Scripts and/or Perl
Strong background working with DB2 technology including;
- Managing large scale DB2 deployments in term of DB size and number of servers
- Managing high transactional DB2 databases servicing OLTP and DSS applications
- A solid understanding of DB2 internal architecture
- Performance tuning of DB2 database and SQL's
- Experience with enterprise backup and recovery strategies
- Hands on experience with designing and implementing database replication
strategies
- Project management and customer interaction
- Experience in database software management (patch and version management)
- Case management with DB2 technical support
- Experience in designing repetitive processes
- Coaching and mentoring experience is a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Any Oracle knowledge and experience would be a bonus.
Bloomberg is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other classification protected by law.
