As a member of our Database Management team, you have the opportunity to learn - and make a difference - at one of the world's most innovative financial firms. In this role, you'll gain critical experience analyzing, designing, installing and configuring database management systems. You'll collaborate with some of the best technologists in the industry, and cultivate a powerful network of colleagues from around the world. You'll exercise your innovative idea to automated solutions with focus on customer self-service and your solutions will impact and improve operations for your colleagues and our clients. Your responsibilities will span monitoring, incident management, and risk control, performance tuning, patching, upgrades and migration. And we'll offer feedback, coaching and mentoring all the way, helping you improve your skills and setting you up for greater opportunities within our Global Technology Infrastructure Group.
This position is for a DB2 Mainframe Database Administrator (MF DBA) as a member of the Database Administration team in the Chase Community Bank (CCB) division at JP Morgan Chase & Co. As a Mainframe DBA, you will be responsible for at least:
Administration, design, implementation and support highly available and scalable Mainframe DB2 database solutions
Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks
Collaborate with teams to understand their data access needs, recommend data models and create data structures to comply with standards and best practices
Monitor key performance metrics, measuring the utilization, performance and overall health of the database environments
Provide up to Level 3 on call support for the 24/7 DB2 database environment
Taking on such other tasks as may be required to ensure a secure, stable, and compliant environment
This role requires a wide variety of strengths and capabilities, including:
Proficiency in installing and configuring complex database management system environments, creating and maintaining databases as well as backup and recovery
Demonstrated ability to implement automated process to improve database system reliability
Skill at troubleshooting complex problems
Background in IT infrastructure, including systems or network administration
Proficient knowledge of programing languages, including Python, Javascript, SQL, .NET, Perl and TSQL
Understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile development methodology
Ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals
5+ years of recent experience administration, configuring, managing, troubleshooting, and recovering Mainframe DB2 databases in multi-datacenter environments
Experience with DB2 database design, performance tuning, and replication
Strong understanding of complex inner workings of DB2
A deep understanding of DB2 design principals, security and the factors that affect mainframe system performance
Technical problem-solving skills
Strong written and oral communication capabilities, ability to influence and successfully interface with others
Ability to communicate technical information clearly
Ability to manage risk appropriately
Ability to thrive in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
