Current state: I have 8 years of experience in Mainframes(4-Investment banking domain, 4- transportation domain)
IBM Certified DB2 Associate
Worked in DB2,IMS/DB, JCL, CICS, COBOL for the last 8 years.
Looking for a career growth "The next Step"
Interests : Technically oriented. I would love to help develop products, do R&D.
Was planning on preparing for DB2 UDB Administrator exam. - But not sure how much it will help me...
Not interested : Not interested in becoming a Project Lead/Manager.
What should I do that will make me more valuable in the market and increase my knowledge scope.
Please advise.