<p>Job Description</p> <p>Accenture Flex offers you the flexibility of local fixed-duration project-based work powered by Accenture, a leading global professional services company. Accenture is consistently recognized on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Diversity Inc's Top 50 Companies For Diversity lists.</p> <p>As an Accenture Flex employee, you will apply your skills and experience to help drive business transformation for leading organizations and communities. In addition to delivering innovative solutions for Accenture's clients, you will work with a highly skilled, diverse network of people across Accenture businesses who are using the latest emerging technologies to address today's biggest business challenges.</p> <p>You will receive competitive rewards and access to benefits programs and world-class learning resources. Accenture Flex employees work in their local metro area onsite at the project, significantly reducing and/or eliminating the demands to travel.</p> <p>The DB2 pureScale DBA will be a key member of our migration team, responsible for the successful design, implementation, migration, and optimization of DB2 databases on the pureScale architecture. This role requires deep expertise in DB2 pureScale technology, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced project environment. The ideal candidate will ensure data integrity, performance, and high availability throughout the migration lifecycle and beyond.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <p>Migration Planning & Strategy:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Participate in the development of migration strategies, methodologies, and timelines for moving existing DB2 pureScale databases to DB2 pureScale as part of replatforming.</p> </li><li> <p>Assess current database environments, identify dependencies, and recommend optimal pureScale configurations.</p> </li><li> <p>Develop detailed migration runbooks, rollback plans, and contingency procedures.</p> </li></ul> <p>DB2 pureScale Implementation & Configuration:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Install, configure, and manage DB2 pureScale clusters, including shared disk systems (GPFS), Cluster Caching Facilities (CCF), and member instances.</p> </li><li> <p>Perform database creation, schema migration, data loading, and post-migration validation.</p> </li><li> <p>Implement and manage HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) solutions within the pureScale environment.</p> </li></ul> <p>Performance Tuning & Optimization:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Monitor and analyze DB2 pureScale performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks and implementing tuning strategies.</p> </li><li> <p>Optimize SQL queries, database configurations, and pureScale cluster settings for maximum efficiency and throughput.</p> </li><li> <p>Conduct performance testing and benchmarking before, during, and after migration.</p> </li></ul> <p>Troubleshooting & Support:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Diagnose and resolve complex DB2 pureScale-related issues, including cluster failures, performance degradation, and data corruption.</p> </li><li> <p>Provide expert-level support during migration cutovers and post-migration stabilization phases.</p> </li><li> <p>Implement proactive monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure system health.</p> </li></ul> <p>Backup & Recovery:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Design, implement, and test robust backup and recovery strategies for DB2 pureScale databases.</p> </li><li> <p>Ensure data recoverability and compliance with RPO/RTO objectives.</p> </li></ul> <p>Capacity Planning:</p> <ul> <li>Monitor database growth and resource utilization, performing capacity planning to ensure future scalability and performance. </li></ul> <p>Security & Compliance:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Implement and enforce database security policies, user access controls, and auditing.</p> </li><li> <p>Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.</p> </li></ul> <p>Documentation & Knowledge Transfer:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for DB2 pureScale environments, migration procedures, and operational guidelines.</p> </li><li> <p>Provide knowledge transfer and training to internal teams on DB2 pureScale best practices</p> </li></ul> <p>Collaboration:</p> <ul> <li>Work closely with application development teams, infrastructure teams, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless migration and integration. </li></ul> <p>Qualification</p> <p>Basic Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Minimum 8+ years of work experience.</p> </li><li> <p>Purescale Db2 administration and engineering experience with database migration separation skillset.</p> </li><li> <p>Must be able to work Central or EST hours schedule.</p> </li><li> <p>HS Diploma / GED</p> </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's or Associate's Degree </li></ul> <p>Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York or Washington as set forth below.</p> <p>We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.</p> <p>Information on benefits is here.</p> <p>Role Location Hourly Salary Range</p> <p>California $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>Colorado $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>District of Columbia $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>Illinois $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>Minnesota $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>Maryland $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>New York/ New Jersey $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>Washington $71.00 to $81.00</p> <p>Locations</p>