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Provide timely and effective support and escalation for z/OS DB2 database and associated products in the production and development environments at all Visa Data Centers. Provide database administration and support for all of Visa's mainframe DB2 databases. Manage the change activity across all production and development z/OS systems. Responsible for driving service–impacting issues and problems to resolution. Responsible for participating in the development and assessments of Visa's overall z/OS database strategies, technologies and architectures to meet the operational and continuity needs of Visa and its customers. Provide z/OS DB2-related guidance and training to users and both internal and external audiences.

Essential Functions: 

• Perform and/or coordinate installations and upgrades to the z/OS database and associated tools.
• Evaluate and participate in selecting z/OS database administration tools to improve the effectiveness (i.e. timeliness, quality, etc.) of tasks such as performance monitoring and tuning, recovery processing, and change management processing.
• Provide 24x7 support for z/OS DB2 databases and DB2-related applications.
• Provide technical guidance to internal contacts in the design of infrastructure solutions that meet business needs and perform to engineered specifications.
• Identify, define and implement improvements to the z/OS database environments and related support activities and practices.
• Manage the delivery of solutions to operations.
• Provide proactive analysis of Visa complex core systems and applications to detect potential problems and make preventive corrections.
• Provide database administration support to application teams including consulting and QA review services.
• Support the production implementation of mainframe applications including the development and implementation of backup and recovery strategies.
• Develop and/or provide training for database access strategies and SQL coding.
• Develop, promote and support data management concepts and processes.
• Conduct quarterly DB2 database TSR reviews and support production database TSR remediation activities.
• Perform database backup and recovery when required.
• Maintain all supported batch jobs relating to z/OS DB2 database.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• 7-10 years of experience with DB2 and z/OS industry or live production environment experience.
• Bachelor of Science degree in a computer science or complementary field.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.