Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role:

The Database Engineering team is responsible for managing DTCCs public and private cloud databases and responsible for the design, build, and operational aspects of the database. The Principal Database Engineer is an SME and senior member of the DB2 team.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with Mainframe DB2 team, area management, and related technical support groups in the process of engineering mainframe database solutions.
• Evaluate, install, configure, and maintain DB2 for z/OS, related software products and supporting tools. 
• Communicate issues with software vendors.
• DB2 system-level performance tuning.
• Automation of database support procedures and repetitive DBA tasks.
• Responsible for the integrity and security of data in these databases. 
• Enforce to security controls for the DB2 database environment
• Participate in DB2 on-call and hot-line rotation. 
• Supervises database activity and assist developers and business clients in the utilization of databases.
• Provide support for Disaster Recovery tests, database infrastructure changes, application changes, and business operations.
• Troubleshooting database and SQL related problems
• Support backup and recovery of DB2 databases
• Respond to alerts related to DB2 database environment.
• Assist in the configuration and setup of distributed database connections using JDBC 
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Expertise with DB2 for z/OS. 
• Requires general knowledge and hands-on experience with SMPE, planning and applying DB2 maintenance, configuring and supporting DB2 data sharing, DB2 systems performance monitoring and tuning, configuring database security, troubleshooting database issues.
• Experience with DB2 disaster recovery and database failure scenarios 
• Experience with diverse workload of applications using DB2 for z/OS including batch, RRS, CICS, WebSphere on z/OS and distributed platforms, JZOS, and java batch on distributed platforms is a plus. 
• Understanding of DB2 database statistics and DB2 SMF records.
• Knowledge of distributed database connectivity configuration and setup.
• Knowledge of third-party vendor software products that support DB2 for z/OS - BMC (database utilities, Catalog and Change Manager, SQL Explorer and Apptune) and CA Sysview are a plus.
• Experience with IBM Infosphere Data Replication (Q-Rep or CDC) is a plus.
• General z/OS skills in areas that including TSO/ISPF, JCL, RACF. REXX and ISPF/CLIST programing are a plus.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, independently with minimal direction.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.