Database Administrator

Healthy Careers Start Here At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, we encourage professional growth in a challenging and fast-paced atmosphere. Our 'be healthy' culture promotes health and wellness at all levels of the Company, and we provide our employees with the time, tools and resources to commit to a healthy lifestyle. The DB2 Database Administrator (DBA) incumbent is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of database management system (DBMS) objects, supporting DBMS applications, implementing effective DBMS performance monitoring and corporate security practices defined by the Information security. , and coordinating issues with systems support. The DBA is responsible to ensure data integrity, backup and recoverability of production databases and also responsible for coordinating with systems support teams to implement effective system configurations for optimal performance of the databases. Job-Specific Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or IT related field is required. Must have at least 5 years of DBA experience with DB2 Relational Databases and associated tools in a mainframe environment. Experience with SQL including DDL, DML, and DCL. Experience with standard IBM utilities and tools including Image Copy, Recovery, REORG, RUNSTATS, Load, Bind, Explain, SPUFI and FileAiD. Experience with CA database Administration tools such as Detector, Insight and Migrator is required. Excellent understanding of relational data base technology and data modeling including the Knowledge on Netezza database appliance, data warehouse modeling, Star Schema and Big data preferred. Knowledge of CA Top Secret is preferred. Knowledge of other relational database technologies is preferred. Knowledge of effective procedures and techniques involved in data base programming. Knowledge of software development lifecycle. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi is an Equal opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that is worth approximately one-third of the salary compensation. Our benefits program is among the best in the health care field. We are looking for employees who can bring their experience, expertise and dedication to work for our customers. At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, we work daily to help Mississippians find their personal answers to this question through health and wellness partnerships with quality healthcare providers, employer groups and community leaders across the state. Our goal is to help each person along their journey to a healthier life… their Blue Wellness Journey. Our health and wellness benefits are designed to support our members in understanding their health and in receiving the care they need at the right time and place, beginning with establishing a healthy relationship with a Primary Care Network Provider through an annual wellness visit at no out-of-pocket cost. We partner with our Network Providers to ensure the highest quality, evidence-based care is provided in each care setting from primary care to specialty care through our Primary Care Home, Blue Distinction Centers of Excellence and Maternity Care Quality initiatives. We partner with employer groups to make every workplace a healthy workplace by providing tools and information to help employees take ownership of their health and understand and make the most of their benefits, all while working to manage health and healthcare costs. We partner with community leaders and organizations to make healthy living resources available to all Mississippians through the work of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, our support of the arts and culture and our Team Blue volunteers. These partnerships and our dedicated team of employees are making a difference every day, in our communities and in the lives of each person we reach. So, what does it mean to be healthy? The answer is about you, your health, your life… and all its possibilities. Live healthy. Live Blue.