About the role
About Wakefern
Wakefern Food Corp. is the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the United States and supports its co-operative members' retail operations, trading under the ShopRite, Price Rite Marketplace, The Fresh Grocer, Dearborn Market, Gourmet Garage, Fairway Market, and Morton Williams banners in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Employing an innovative approach to wholesale business services, Wakefern focuses on helping the independent retailer compete in a big business world. Providing the tools entrepreneurs need to stay a step ahead of the competition, Wakefern’s co-operative members benefit from the company’s extensive portfolio of services, including innovative technology, private label development, and best-in-class procurement practices.
Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled DB2 Administrator (DBA) to provide technical leadership and operational support across enterprise database platforms spanning both legacy and modern technology environments. This role requires deep expertise in IBM DB2 for z/OS, DB2 LUW, and Microsoft SQL Server, with exposure to modern cloud-based data platforms and data modernization initiatives.
The ideal candidate will possess strong experience supporting mission-critical, high-volume transactional systems while helping guide the evolution of enterprise data platforms toward cloud-native and analytics-driven architectures, including PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and BigQuery.