Mainframe IMS & DB2 DBA

Alignity Solutions; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Contract to Hire

Job summary

Alignity Solutions in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Mainframe DBA to provide 24x7 enterprise database administration and operational support for on-prem mainframe environments.

You will manage DB2 z/OS, IMS, VSAM, and IDMS, perform tuning, backups, DR/HA, and automation using JCL, REXX, Python, and shell scripting. This contract-to-hire role offers hybrid work with long-term stability for professionals with 7+ years of DBA experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or related field.
• 7+ years DBA experience managing mainframe databases (DB2 z/OS, IMS, VSAM, IDMS).
• Strong understanding of mainframe database architecture, performance tuning, scaling and throughput optimization.
• Scripting expertise (JCL, REXX, Python, Shell) and automation tools.
• Experience with HA/DR strategies, replication, backup and recovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 production support with rotational shifts and on-call responsibilities.
• Administer, monitor, and maintain mainframe databases in production and non-production environments.
• Implement backup, recovery, performance tuning, HA and DR strategies.
• Perform health checks, identify bottlenecks, and optimize configurations and queries.
• Automate routine operations using mainframe utilities and scripting.
• Manage database security, access controls and auditing requirements.
• Execute patches, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams for deployments and issue resolution.
• Document procedures and best practices.

Skills

Mainframe DB Administration

Performance tuning

Automation scripting

Scripting (JCL, REXX, Python)

Excellent troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

DB2 z/OS

IMS

VSAM

IDMS

Dynatrace

Azure Monitor

Nagios

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Role: Senior Mainframe DBA

Work Mode:Hybrid

Experience:7+ Years

Type: Contract to Hire

Requirements

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe DBA (7+ years) to provide 24x7 enterprise database administration and operational support for mainframe database environments. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in performance tuning, troubleshooting, database maintenance, and operational support for on-premise mainframe platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 production support with rotational shifts and on-call responsibilities.
• Administer, monitor, and maintain mainframe databases such as DB2 for z/OS, IMS, VSAM, IDMS in production and non-production environments.
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, performance tuning, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Perform health checks, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize database configurations and queries.
• Automate routine operations using mainframe utilities, JCL, REXX, Python, Shell scripting, and scheduling tools.
• Manage database security, access controls, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Execute database patching, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams for deployments and issue resolution.
• Perform incident management, root cause analysis, and documentation.
• Maintain documentation, operational procedures, and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years DBA experience managing mainframe databases (DB2 z/OS, IMS, VSAM, IDMS, etc.).
• Strong understanding of mainframe database architecture, performance tuning, scaling, partitioning, and throughput optimization.
• Expertise in scripting (JCL, REXX, Python, Shell) and automation tools.
• Experience with HA/DR strategies, replication, backup, and recovery.
• Knowledge of database monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, Nagios.
• Experience supporting cloud migrations or hybrid environments (Azure/GCP preferred).
• Strong understanding of database security, compliance and auditing practices.
• Proven experience in database upgrades, patching, and migrations.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mainframe DBA certifications.
• Experience with modernization or migration projects (mainframe to distributed/cloud platforms).
• Exposure to cloud database platforms (Azure, GCP).
• Experience with automation tools such as PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Shell scripting.
• Familiarity with additional mainframe technologies such as CICS, IMS, VSAM.