DB2 DBA Review

I work within DB2 support. When I am rota'd in for support 1 or support 2 I am required to be contactable at all times during my shifts. I am dealing with jobs failing, mailbox requests and general incidents on the mainframe. I also get requests from other teams to look into stuff and provide information on behalf the the DB2 team. Part of my day is taken up by carrying out my mainframe work whilst the other part is doing all the governance behind it.

I have learnt loads about a job I never even knew existed. I now have an expanded knowledge in JCL, SQL and I have been given an insight into languages like REXX and COBOL. I have been shown loads of different utilities and tricks I can use to do things within the IBM mainframe.

I enjoy it thoroughly. The work is challenging, the team is fantastic and the pay is even better! The apprenticeship has surpassed my expectations.

I feel exceptionally well valued, my team involve me in anything they can and my manager has seeked to send me on more and more courses(covered by RBS) in order to improve me as a DBA.

My programme is relatively well structured in terms of the actual apprenticeship but my actual job runs like clockwork. In the workplace, everyone knows what they need to be doing and what is expected of them and that has influenced me to be the same.

There is more than enough support coming from QA, even though I haven't used them for much other than when it is required to in my programme. I do feel I can.

Loads. My manager is happy to help out and give support on anything. I sit right next to him and nudge him multiple times each day and he has no problem with it. He has enrolled me in paid for courses which have helped me with my work loads!

Well the salary is fantastic. It enables to me have to option each day to travel by car or motorbike and I couldn't be happier about that.

There are always emails firing about regarding different things I can go to that is relevant to my job. I went to SDUG (Scottish Database User Group) and a guy in my team went to IDUG not much later (Internation database

Yes

I already have recommended it to a friend and now I work with them. It's the start of a career and at our age, what more do you want.

Apply for it, its well paid and the work isn't bad