Deputy Manager_IBM,DB2,Informix

Vodafone Group; Pune District; Presencial; INR 1.200.000 - 2.200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vodafone seeks an experienced Application DBA to support DB2 and Informix environments from SP Infocity, Pune. You will ensure performance, reliability and high availability while applying SRE practices and AI-driven optimisation across operations.

The role requires 4-7 years of relevant DBA experience, UNIX and shell scripting skills, and familiarity with monitoring and security audits. ITIL knowledge is desirable and telecom exposure is a plus.

Formación

• 4-7 years of relevant Application DBA/database support experience.

Responsabilidades

• Administer and provide operational support for DB2 and Informix databases in production environments.
• Analyse database and application performance bottlenecks, including scripts, code and user-generated queries.
• Perform SQL and database performance tuning and support DML operations.
• Monitor databases using tools such as Enterprise Manager and Grafana.
• Support database upgrades, migrations and integrations with other relational database management systems.
• Manage database user access and contribute to security audits.
• Participate in auditing and SOX compliance activities.
• Support database backup and recovery and high-availability environments.
• Collaborate with application teams to maintain stable database operations.
• Provide on-call support for high-priority database incidents.
• Work with ticketing tools to manage operational requests and incidents.
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate BAU database operations and improve service stability.
• Use UNIX and shell scripting to manage jobs and batch processes, tune existing processes and create new processes where required.
• Apply proactive monitoring, reconciliation and continual-service-improvement practices.
• Use observability platforms such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Kibana, Splunk or Zabbix for log analysis, alert tuning, dashboards and proactive monitoring.
• Contribute to SRE practices and AI-driven optimisation initiatives designed to improve operational efficiency.

Conocimientos

DB2

Informix

SQL performance tuning

UNIX

Shell scripting

Perl

Observability

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Grafana

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Kibana

Splunk

Zabbix

Enterprise Manager

Descripción del empleo

At Vodafone, we're working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.

As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.

We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

#VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture

About this Role

We are seeking an experienced Application Database Administrator with 4-7 years of relevant experience to support DB2 and Informix database environments and deliver reliable database operations.

Based at SP Infocity, Pune, this role focuses on database administration, operational and critical-activity support, performance optimisation, availability and continual service improvement.

The role also involves applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and AI-driven optimisation across CRM and end-to-end operations, alongside service governance and service stability.

What you will do

• Administer and provide operational support for DB2 and Informix databases in production environments.
• Analyse database and application performance bottlenecks, including scripts, code and user-generated queries.
• Perform SQL and database performance tuning and support DML operations.
• Monitor databases using tools such as Enterprise Manager and Grafana.
• Support database upgrades, migrations and integrations with other relational database management systems.
• Manage database user access and contribute to security audits.
• Participate in auditing and SOX compliance activities.
• Support database backup and recovery and high-availability environments.
• Collaborate with application teams to maintain stable database operations.
• Provide on-call support for high-priority database incidents.
• Work with ticketing tools to manage operational requests and incidents.
• Develop and maintain scripts to automate BAU database operations and improve service stability.
• Use UNIX and shell scripting to manage jobs and batch processes, tune existing processes and create new processes where required.
• Apply proactive monitoring, reconciliation and continual-service-improvement practices.
• Use observability platforms such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Kibana, Splunk or Zabbix for log analysis, alert tuning, dashboards and proactive monitoring.
• Contribute to SRE practices and AI-driven optimisation initiatives designed to improve operational efficiency.

Who you are

• You have 4-7 years of relevant Application DBA/database support experience, with at least four years in application database support operations.
• You have hands-on expertise in DB2 and Informix, or expertise in DB2, Informix or Oracle databases.
• You understand database administration, architecture and operational support.
• You have experience in database and SQL performance tuning.
• You understand database memory, storage and cluster architectures.
• You have experience administering production databases and understand high-availability approaches.
• You have experience with database upgrades, migrations, backup and recovery.
• You have advanced UNIX knowledge and proficiency in shell scripting, along with at least one additional scripting language such as Perl.
• You understand Oracle and non-Oracle database architectures.
• You have exposure to monitoring and observability technologies such as Grafana, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Kibana, Splunk or Zabbix.
• You have experience with proactive monitoring, automation, reconciliation and continual service improvement.
• You bring effective analytical, communication, stakeholder-management and technical-leadership capabilities.
• You hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Telecom industry knowledge would be advantageous.
• ITIL certification is desirable.

Not a Perfect Fit?

Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.

What's in it for you

Based on the responsibilities described, this role provides opportunities to:

• Work with business-critical production database environments using DB2 and Informix.
• Gain exposure to SRE practices and AI-driven operational optimisation.
• Contribute to database stability, availability and continual service improvement.
• Collaborate with application and operational teams on database performance, migrations and critical support activities.
• Apply automation and observability approaches to improve BAU database operations.

What skills you will learn

The responsibilities provide opportunities to further develop capabilities in:

• SRE and AI-driven operational optimisation.
• Advanced database performance analysis and tuning.
• Database migration, upgrade and integration activities.
• Automation using UNIX, shell scripting and other scripting technologies.
• Proactive monitoring, observability, dashboarding and alert optimisation.
• Service governance, compliance and continual service improvement.
• Cross-functional collaboration within telecom technology operations.

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment

Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we're working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.