Role and Responsibilities:
We are seeking an experienced Mainframe DB2 DBA to manage, optimize, and ensure the high availability and performance of our mission-critical DB2 for z/OS databases. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in database administration, performance tuning, data integrity, and recovery solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and support DB2 for z/OS databases, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance.
- Perform database design, implementation, and maintenance to support business and application requirements.
- Monitor and optimize database performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement tuning solutions.
- Implement and maintain backup and recovery strategies, ensuring data protection and disaster recovery readiness.
- Collaborate with DB2 Systems Programmers, application developers, business analysts, and operations teams throughout the database lifecycle.
- Manage database security, access control, and audit compliance in alignment with enterprise standards.
- Participate in capacity planning, patching, and upgrade activities for DB2 environments.
- Diagnose and resolve database issues, applying root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Support incident and change management processes within ITIL or similar frameworks.
- Provide on-call support and maintain documentation for operational procedures and best practices.
