Senior DB2 Engineer (contract)

About us:

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

As a Senior DB2 Engineer you will design, document and execute the migration of IBM DB2 databases from AIX to RHEL, ensuring minimal downtime and full data integrity including use of data migration tools such as IBM Q Replication. You will innovate and engineer solutions in the area of database technology.

You will collaborate across diverse teams, projects, and environments to have a firsthand impact on our global customer base. You’ll bring a passion for innovation, data, search, analytics, and distributed systems. You’ll also solve challenging technical problems, often ones not solved before, at every layer of the stack. You will design, implement, test, deploy and maintain innovative software solutions to transform service performance, durability, cost, and security.

Moreover, you will assess DB2 environments, identify dependencies and develop comprehensive migration plans to modernise and transform. You will make recommendations on database changes for the current environment and target state environment considering the migration to RHEL. You will also perform current state and target environment testing to establish performance baselines. You will implement IBM DB2 High Availability Disaster Recovery and Tivoli System Automation or other alternative to support HA clustering.

You will enhance performance and reliability through the configuration, optimisation and fine-tuning of DB2 instances on RHEL. Collaboration with infrastructure, application and security teams to ensure a seamless transition is a must, as well as troubleshooting migration-related issues and implementing effective resolutions. You will document processes, configurations and migration steps to support operational teams' post-migration and provide knowledge transfer and training to internal teams as needed. 

On offer is an exciting career where you'll make an impact and work with innovative technology solutions. You'll perfect your skills alongside a talented and collaborative team while enjoying the recognition, progression and extensive benefits of a global organisation. 

• Prior experience in a similar role.
• Deep knowledge and experience designing and maintaining relational databases preferably IBM Db2 with IBM DB2 database administration.
• Coding skills in the procedural language for at least one database engine a must (PL/SQL, T-SQL etc.)
• Proven expertise in DB2 migration projects, particularly from AIX to RHEL. 
• Strong knowledge of DB2 LUW (Linux, UNIX, Windows) and related tools. 
• Systems engineering experience, including Linux performance, memory management, I/O tuning, configuration, security, networking, clusters and troubleshooting.
• Experience with shell scripting, high availability automation, and performance tuning. 
• Understanding of HA (High Availability) and DR (Disaster Recovery) solutions for DB2. 
• Experience with patching of instances and DB2 database upgrades 
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under tight deadlines. 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Consulting experience is a plus
• Experience with cloud environments such as GCP or AWS 
• Experienced in database migration tools such as IBM Q Replication  
• IBM DB2 HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) + TSA (Tivoli System Automation) 

Preferred Certifications: 

• IBM Certified Database Administrator – DB2 

Why join us:

At NCS Australia, you'll be part of a team that values your growth and development. Our comprehensive global learning and development program will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. Plus, you'll be mentored by some of the industry's best, and have access to a worldwide network of career opportunities. Join us now and discover just how far your career can go!

We are in the process of refreshing our employee benefits, so don’t forget to ask our Talent Acquisition Team about what’s on offer. 

We take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. Diversity, inclusivity, and being different are not just buzzwords for us - they are integral to our culture. We are dedicated to upholding Equal Employment Opportunity Principles and providing reasonable accommodations to all our applicants. If you require any assistance or modifications to navigate our careers site or complete your application, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].

Other important stuff: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks.

As we navigate through our business integration process, we will continue to issue contracts under our existing entities of ARQ, Dialog, CatapultBI, ICEMEDIA, Eighty20, Riley or AccessHQ.

Visit our website https://www.ncs.co/en-au/ for more information.

Agencies: We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks