Data Architect (Owings Mills, MD)

Alderson Loop is looking for a Data Architect to provide database support on a variety of hardware and software platforms and peripherals. Responsibilities include supporting numerous IBM application environments & teams leveraging DB2 LUW databases, planning and performing database configuration, maintenance, upgrading, patching, and performing manual switches to system components, and monitoring/making recommendations to maintain and improve capacity and system performance. The Data Architect will participate fully in 24x7x365 on-call rotations for production support.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required

  • 6+ years of experience required including use of all IBM Utilities and Commands in an administration and architecture role

  • Experience in providing technical support, covering database administration and operations to include monitoring maintenance capacity, performance monitoring/planning and incident/problem troubleshooting and resolution

  • Strong knowledge of SQL

  • Understanding of Help Desk tools and trouble ticket tracking processes

  • Proven ability to write excellent technical documentation

Please send resume to recruiter@aldersonloop.com (Subject line: Data Architect)








Preferred:

Certification as Database Administrator in DB2 LUW V9 through current.


While DB2 LUW is the focus of this role, knowledge and experience as a DB2 database administrator on the mainframe z/OS platform in a data sharing environment is highly desirable. The same job characteristics apply.


Knowledge of mainframe database products including CA DB2 tools, TMON monitoring, Data Studio is preferred.

Frances Jedrzejewski