Permanent - Cognizant - Mainframe DB2 System DBA - Pan India

Nityo Infotech; Kolkata District, Pune District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nityo Infotech is seeking a seasoned Mainframe DB2 System DBA for a client engagement with Infosys. The position is based in India on a Pan India, work-from-office model, and requires 9 to 13 years of DB2 on z/OS experience. Deployment is permanent with Nityo handling on-site placement.

You will install, configure, and maintain DB2 databases, manage HA solutions, perform upgrades and patching, and ensure 24/7 production support with strong scripting for automation.

Qualifications

• 9–13 years of hands-on DB2 DBA experience on z/OS.
• Production support with 24/7 availability preferred.
• Strong automation scripting skills for operations.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain DB2 on z/OS.
• Manage DB2 instances, partitions, and clusters.
• Design and implement high-availability solutions (HADR).
• Perform upgrades, fix packs, and patch management.
• Monitor performance and tune DB2/OS resources.

Skills

DB2 on z/OS

DB2 instances

Partitions

DB2 clusters

HADR

Clustering

Replication

DB2 upgrades

Patching

Performance tuning

Backup & Recovery

Troubleshooting

Resource optimization

Capacity planning

Shell scripting

Python

Perl

Security & Auditing

On-call support

Documentation

Job description

Hi,
Currently we are looking for Mainframe DB2 System DBA for our client Cognizant Place in office Location @Pan India. Pls find the below details

Client: Infosys
Experience: 9 - 13 Years
Work location: Pan India
Work Mode: WFO
Work Type: Permanent with Nityo (Deployment in client Place)

Skills :

• Install, configure, and maintain DB2 database systems (z/OS)
• Manage database infrastructure including instances, partitions, and clusters
• Design and implement high availability solutions (HADR, clustering, replication)
• Perform database upgrades, fix packs, and patch management
• Monitor system performance and tune database/OS resources for optimal performance
• Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Troubleshoot complex database/system-level issues and perform root cause analysis
• Optimize memory, CPU, I/O, and storage configurations
• Work closely with infrastructure teams for capacity planning and hardware sizing
• Automate system-level DBA activities using scripting (Shell, Python, Perl)
• Ensure security compliance including authentication, authorization, and auditing
• Support production environments with 24/7 availability (on-call as needed)
• Maintain system documentation, standards, and operational procedures