DB2 Database Support Specialist

Very good communication skills in English, both written and spoken (at least level 4/5);
Strong Linux / Unix skills (at least level 4/5);
Experience with DB2 Database Server in production environments –Database Administration /​Implementation /​Support / Monitoring /​Optimisation;
Experience with DB2 HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) –Replication /​Configuration /​Support;
Experience with SQL;
Experience in writing stored procedures and functions;
Experience (from a database perspective) dealing with Application Severs, HTTP Servers;
Scripting experience (Bash/Ksh, Perl, Python);
Nice to have
Experience with middleware products (e.g. application servers);
Experience with Oracle DB;

Identify, troubleshoot and resolve production incidents related to database servers;
Perform database tuning as needed (e.​g.​performance ratios, I/​O load balancing, and memory buffers);
Review and provide database performance and tuning recommendations;
Participate in and perform major database upgrades (e.g. DB2 V9 to DB2 V10);
Implementation of database related security policies and procedures;
Perform database recovery;​
Perform Disaster Recovery testing;​
Support for database refresh activities and migrations;​
Review technical change requests commenting on potential risks or issues;
Troubleshoot complex systems identifying and solving bottlenecks;’"

The candidate will be part of a global support team providing steady state support and production operations for a major enterprise cloud offering (Infrastructure-as-a-Service). Candidates must be available to perform planned off-hours changes per approved change/maintenance windows, as well as on-call support by rotation (scheduled) and off-hours interventions for high severity incidents as needed.