Database DB2 Administrator

Job Description

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Direct message the job poster from HCLTech Recruitment Executive at HCL Technologies Job Purpose SME is responsible for Incident, Change, Problem, Knowledge, Availability and Capacity Management for Windows operating system. Manage L2/L3 production/project support activities. This also includes the initial installation or update, patching, migration for these platforms. Responsible for script development/update in different scripting (Shell and Perl). Excellent communication and facilitation skills. Experience or familiar on tools like ticketing and monitoring tools. Responsible for coaching and mentoring the team members. Willingness to work on flexible working hours including weekends. Involved in Routine Operational support and troubleshooting. Job Scope Should have at least 6-8 plus years’ experience in Datacentre operations, RAID, File/Print Server, Blade Servers, Windows Clustering, DNS, DHCP, ADDS, WSUS, Virtualization, Citrix etc. Sound knowledge on Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012. In-Depth knowledge including design and planning of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, File and Print, DFS, CIFS. Experience with Migration, Installation, Upgrades and Patching. Scripting knowledge such as VB Scripts, KIX, Shell, Perl etc will be an added advantage. Responsibility to build new test environment, creating POC and UAT environment. Understanding of Multi-geo support environment. Suggests new technologies and design changes. Monitoring and maintaining SLA requirements by the team members. Planning Backup/Restoration Strategy for 24x7 operation support. Testing/Auditing/implementing processes as required from time to time. Implement, maintain, configuration and recovery of AD infrastructure. Good Exposure to Group Policies creation, Roles, their testing and implementation. Should have good working experience on RAID management and Array controller. Should have good knowledge & troubleshooting skills on MS Clusters, Windows Load Balancing. Knowledge of Windows Registry, including knowledge of modifying system. Knowledge of Citrix Environment is added advantage. Good Proficiency in System Fault Tolerance Design, BCP/DR planning. Capacity planning and Fine tune system for optimal performance. Deal with OEMs and follow up for hardware & software issues to minimize downtimes. Responsible for Root cause analysis. Understanding of SAN and NAS storage. Should have experience with performance management and tuning. Use performance monitoring tools, especially TOP, Grafana etc. Analyse output from performance monitoring tools. Configure system tunables to support optimal application performance. Should have experience in general user and system management techniques: Create, maintain and modify user accounts. Manage services and subsystems Configure Electronic Service Agent. Use cron and at functions. Configuring system dump and core dump attributes, initiating methods for dumps. Should have good communication and customer interaction skills. Strong analytical and troubleshooting (problem determination/resolution) skills. Optimize environment to ensure maximum system availability, performance and reliability. Knowledge of ITIL or equivalent processes (Incident, Change Process and Problem Management) is a must. Job Responsibilities: Performs daily monitoring and general administration of all Database instances. Responds to all database alerts, warnings, and errors in a timely, consistent manner. Resolves common database system issues in a timely, consistent manner. Escalates complex issues to internal team members and third party groups as appropriate. Maintains relations with vendor support to ensure quick response to problems. Ensures availability and integrity including backup and archiving, database recovery, disaster recovery and system response time. Design, coordination and running of various backups and database scripts. Performs upgrades and patching of databases on a regular basis. Skills required: The candidate should be degree educated and needs to have at least 6-8 plus years solid experience of Windows Operating System. Certification on MCTS/MCITP/MCSA/MCSE required. Added advantage to German Speaking candidates. Technology buzzwords: Windows, Veritas Cluster, Apache, DNS, Proxy, DHCP, WINS and LDAP, Citrix. Knowledge of Storage product suits like EMC, NetApp, Hitachi. Knowledge of Backup products like TSM, VEEAM. Hardware troubleshooting knowledge of Dell, IBM, HP, Oracle, Lenovo servers. Firmware upgrade knowledge. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Information Technology Industries IT Services and IT Consulting #J-18808-Ljbffr