Senior DB2 UDB DBA (Distributed) - Plymouth, MN

UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.

UnitedHealth Technologies manages and optimizes enterprise data, voice, and video services for UnitedHealth Group and its family of companies. Focused on providing a world-class mix of quality and service delivery, we are committed to building a top-tier network team and driving continuous improvement in our standards for performance. This may help explain why UnitedHealth Group's technology capabilities are among the best in the industry. Join us to discover an inspired mix of professional advantages and personal rewards


Description:

Individual will provide database administration for a variety of mission-critical custom and packaged software applications.



Responsibilities:
Design, implement and monitor database functionality to ensure stable environments.
Perform database administration and management activities in a safe, recoverable and professional manner that ensures the optimal operation of all database environments.
Uphold enterprise policy guidelines and recommend new and improved guidelines to ensure compatibility and better service for end-users.
Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems/concerns associated with database server equipment (hardware and software).
Identify potential service level problems before they occur and notify appropriate parties.
Stay abreast of the most current release of DB2 UDB, including compatibility issues with operating systems, third party software and utilities.
Test and evaluate new products as relevant.
Log support cases as necessary and effectively work with IBM.
Maintain up-to-date plans for disaster recovery and fail over capabilities and test as required.
Perform capacity monitoring and short and long-term capacity planning in collaboration with development resources, system administrators and system architects.
Propose solutions, identify tools and generate procedures to ensure an efficient, consistent repeatable environment.
Use and deploy RDBMS software, data management tools and utilities, data warehouse and replication tools.
Maintain security according to best practices and generate security solutions that balance auditor requirements with user requirements.
Participate in 24x7 on call rotation.

Job Requirements:Qualifications:


5 + years supporting DB2 UDB distributed databases in high availability environments.
Demonstrated experience in disaster recovery planning and testing.
Thorough knowledge of UNIX platforms (AIX ideal).
Understanding of systems development processes and business processes.
Proven analytic skills and strong judgment.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with team/others and share knowledge to ensure team success.
Ability to work through issues with IBM technical support.
Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning.
Experience with enterprise job scheduling tools (AutoSys a plus).
Demonstrated diagnostic skills.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.



Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V