Kforce has a client that is looking for a Remote DB2 IBMi Database Engineer. This company is a well established leader in their industry for over 50 years and is continuing to grow. As a DB2 IBMi Database Engineer, the role holds significant importance within the organization, entailing a range of responsibilities related to Information Technology functions. They will operate with a degree of autonomy, overseeing database performance through meticulous testing and evaluations. The primary objective is to uphold the utmost standards of data security, privacy, and integrity. Responsibilities: * Perform tests and evaluations regularly, as well as communicate regularly with leadership, technical, applications and operational staff to ensure data security, privacy and integrity * Monitor database performance and implement necessary changes to assure optimal database speed and integrity * Collaborate with IT security personnel to ensure proper restrictions and access is established on database objects, files and source * Provide expertise and recommendations on improvements and needed maintenance to the IBMi database * Provide expertise to create, define and enforce change management rules for database code and objects * Apply knowledge to track database objects in the system and provide improved strategies and resolution(s) * Understand needs of users and monitor user access and security to the database * Communicates regularly with Technology leaders * Inspect index advisor data, SQL plan cache, etc. in order to ensure good database performance * Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to front-end and back-end users * Determine, enforce and document database policies, procedures and standards * Map out conceptual design for planned database changes for both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users and provide recommendations for improvements to leadership* High School diploma/GED or equivalent, along with 5+ years working as a Database Engineer or related role and experience working on multiple projects of high complexity, preferable in the financial services or mortgage servicing industries * Expert IBM I DB2 database management skills * Expert management and monitoring of data security and integrity * Expert with performance monitoring, optimization, tuning and management * Experience creating and managing elements of a -data centric- strategy such as logical files, views and stored procedures * Ability to architect, design and diagram database systems for high traffic systems * Application development experience on IBMi * Experience managing, analyzing, and indexing * Ability to conduct SQL code review with developers and provide expert advice * Proficient at communicating technical designs and documentation to development teams * Ability to forecast, plan and implement changes to prepare for future needs * Team-oriented individual with the ability to work across diverse teams and skill levels * Database tuning experience running diagnostics and doing query optimization and other performance tuning * Knowledge and know how to troubleshoot potential database issues and experience with best practices around database operations