NEOGOV · 17 hours ago
Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator
Thurston County – Olympia, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$94K/yr - $123K/yr
8+ years expNEOGOV is part of the Administrative Office of the Courts in Washington State, seeking a Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator. This role involves managing and maintaining court databases, optimizing database configurations, and resolving performance issues to support the judiciary's information systems.
GovTechHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Installs, configures, and maintains Db2 for z/OS database software products to the requirements of the user community who use those software products to support the continuous availability, reliability, and performance of the AOC installed applications
Maintains, monitors, conducts performance tuning and backup and recovery of Db2 for z/OS databases. Analyzes and plans for anticipated changes in data capacity requirements
Responds to customer service requests and provides senior level troubleshooting, problem resolution and consulting
Participates in design reviews of high risk, high impact statewide systems and services
Provides technical mentorship and coaching to other system support staff
Reviews and evaluates work products for accuracy and applicability
May perform lead duties for a workgroup. These duties may include resolving procedure or workflow conflicts, providing input to the manager regarding managerial issues, and informing the manager of needs, issues and concerns
Performs other duties as required
Qualification
Required
A combination of education and experience demonstrating a working knowledge of the duties, responsibilities and competencies of the Senior Db2 for z/OS Database Administrator may substitute for the qualifications listed
A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Software/Computer Engineering, OR closely allied field
Eight (8) years of senior-level experience working with Db2 for z/OS relational database management systems (RDBMS)
Ability to expertly deploy knowledge and skills in a combination of the following technology and business areas: Install, configure, and maintain Db2 for z/OS database software
Build and Manage Db2 for z/OS Databases
Maintain Development, Test, and Production Environments
Monitor Db2 for z/OS systems and databases to ensure availability, reliability, security and performance
Maintaining high-availability environments
Incident response and resolution
Manage Db2 for z/OS Database Security
Performance tuning (query tuning, index tuning, server tuning)
Implementing regular backup and recovery procedures and test disaster recovery scenarios
Comply with the change control process
Maintain Patching Compliance
Provide technical support and guidance to end users
Produce documentation for configurations, processes, and procedures
Support scheduled after-hours maintenance
Ability to be on call for 24/7 support
Knowledge/understanding of the overall impact of the enterprise such that they can independently deal with high risk, high profile initiatives impacting services
Ability to understand the overall impact and interconnections of the AOC system infrastructure
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Proficient in utilizing Microsoft 365 products, including Teams, Outlook, Word, OneNote, PowerPoint, and others, with expertise appropriate to the responsibilities of the role
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Team-oriented and skilled in working within a collaborative environment
Strong leadership skills
Highly self-motivated and directed
Ability to accept personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work
Knowledge of organizational business processes, computer applications, operating systems, and current technologies available to facilitate product & service delivery to customers
Ability to learn new concepts and skills; absorb and retain new information
Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses.
Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165 or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
Leadership Team
Shane Evangelist
CEO
Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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