Senior DB2 for z/OS Systems Programmer

Grupo Tecdata Engineering; Madrid; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks an experienced DB2 for z/OS Systems Programmer to join the DB2 Support Team and lead technical operations for a large-scale DB2 for z/OS estate.

You will install, configure, upgrade, and maintain DB2 for z/OS, support 50+ subsystems, plan upgrades, and provide Level 2/3 support, ensuring availability, performance, and security while collaborating with application, infrastructure, and security teams in a global enterprise.

Qualifications

• Typically 8 to 15+ years of IBM Mainframe Systems Programming with focus on DB2 for z/OS administration.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale enterprise DB2 environments with multiple subsystems.
• Hands-on DB2 installation, migration, maintenance, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in Banking/FSI or mission-critical environments preferred.
• Experience with high-volume OLTP using CICS and DB2; strong analytical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain DB2 for z/OS environments.
• Support a large-scale enterprise DB2 infrastructure with 50+ subsystems across regions.
• Plan and execute DB2 version upgrades, migrations, and maintenance.
• Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support for DB2-based applications.
• Ensure stability, availability, and security of DB2 databases and related infrastructure.
• Support DDF connectivity and distributed DB2 environments.
• Monitor performance and implement tuning recommendations.
• Capacity planning and growth forecasting; backup, recovery, and DR procedures.
• Maintain system documentation, procedures, and compliance with security/audit requirements.

Skills

DB2 for z/OS Systems Programming

DB2 for z/OS Administration

CICS-DB2 Integration

DDF (Distributed Data Facility)

DB2 Performance Monitoring & Tuning

z/OS Operating System

JCL

RACF

Disaster Recovery Planning

Capacity Planning

Tools

OMEGAMON for DB2

DB2 Data Sharing

IBM Utilities for DB2

SMP/E

DB2 Installation & Upgrades

Job description

NTT DATA seeks an experienced DB2 for z/OS Systems Programmer to join the DB2 Support Team and lead technical operations for a large-scale DB2 for z/OS estate.

You will install, configure, upgrade, and maintain DB2 for z/OS, support 50+ subsystems, plan upgrades, and provide Level 2/3 support, ensuring availability, performance, and security while collaborating with application, infrastructure, and security teams in a global enterprise.