[Remote] Mainframe Senior Systems Programmer / Database Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SoTalent is a leading financial services organization seeking an experienced Mainframe Senior Systems Programmer / Database Administrator (Db2) to join its infrastructure team. The role involves taking ownership of critical mainframe database environments and ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of a complex z/OS environment.
Responsibilities
- Administer and support enterprise Db2 for z/OS environments
- Install, configure, upgrade and migrate Db2 subsystems and related software products
- Manage Db2 active and archive logs, zParms and subsystem configurations
- Perform system maintenance, PTF implementation and software updates
- Monitor database health, availability and performance
- Identify and implement performance improvements across database and application environments
- Support disaster recovery planning, testing and recovery processes
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and database issues
- Manage Db2 utilities including COPY, REORG, LOAD, QUIESCE and REPAIR
- Support Db2 third-party tools and vendor products
- Develop scripts and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency
- Partner with development, infrastructure and architecture teams to establish database standards and best practices
- Participate in incident, problem and change management processes
Skills
- Extensive experience supporting Db2 on z/OS environments
- Strong knowledge of Db2 subsystem administration
- Database performance tuning
- SQL and database design principles
- Mainframe technologies including z/OS, ISPF, JCL and JES2
- SMP/E and z/OSMF
- Experience managing Db2 upgrades, migrations and maintenance
- Knowledge of Db2 utilities and recovery tools
- Experience reviewing HOLDDATA and applying software maintenance
- Understanding of RACF security administration
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
- Experience with disaster recovery and high-availability environments
- Familiarity with modern scripting and automation techniques
- Experience supporting large-scale financial services or enterprise environments
- Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and infrastructure automation
- Exposure to cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Experience working within Agile and Waterfall delivery frameworks
- Understanding of enterprise monitoring and observability platforms
Benefits
- Additional bonus opportunities
- Fully remote working
- Comprehensive healthcare and wellbeing benefits
- Retirement and financial planning benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing technical training and professional development
- Opportunity to work on highly available, enterprise-scale infrastructure
- Long-term career progression within a highly respected organisation
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