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Job Title: Mainframe DBA/Db2 z/OS Administrator Location: Remote Duration: Temp to Hire - 12 months Pay Range: $65/hr. - $75/hr. (W2) Job ID: 408637 About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Job Description We are seeking a Sr. Mainframe Consultant to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Db2 for z/OS administration, performance tuning, and replication technologies and a proven ability to own complex production issues, deliver reliable upgrades and migrations, and optimize system and application performance . Responsibilities: Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade Db2 for z/OS subsystems. Apply maintenance and fixes using SMP/E. Administer production and non-production Db2 databases. Execute and optimize Db2 utilities, including REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, and REBUILD INDEX. Monitor and tune Db2 subsystems, SQL, buffer pools, locking, logging, storage, and application performance. Support backup, recovery, high availability, and disaster-recovery testing. Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root-cause analysis. Support Q Replication, SQL Replication, Change Data Capture, and Db2 Connect. Collaborate with application, CICS, storage, security, and z/OS infrastructure teams. Follow ITIL incident, problem, change, and release-management processes. Maintain technical documentation, implementation plans, and operational procedures. Participate in rotational on-call and scheduled after-hours support. Required Skills & Qualifications: Expertise with Db2 for z/OS, including subsystem administration and utilities. Proficiency with z/OS, MVS, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, and JES2/JES3. Working knowledge of CICS, IMS, RACF, DFSMS, and SMP/E. Strong SQL and experience with one or more of COBOL, REXX, CLIST, SAS, or Assembler. Hands-on experience with Q Replication, SQL Replication, and Change Data Capture. Knowledge of Db2 Connect and Informatica PowerExchange. Familiarity with performance and monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON, IntelliMagic, MXG, BMC MainView, Apptune, Query Monitor, TMON, Strobe, or Db2PM. Experience with TWS/OPC, SA z/OS, and NetView. 5+ years in relevant roles. Preferred Skills: Advanced performance tuning and recovery expertise in Db2 for z/OS. Experience leading upgrades, migrations, and complex production issue resolution. Proposed Senior-Level Differentiation: 10–12+ years of relevant Db2 for z/OS experience. Independent ownership of subsystem administration, upgrades, migrations, and complex production issues. Advanced performance tuning and recovery expertise. Technical leadership, client communication, mentoring, and project ownership. Serves as the escalation point for high-severity incidents.