Sr. DBA Administrator (DB2 z/OS, IMS)

Golden Opportunities; Gurugram District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Opportunities in India requires an experienced Mainframe DBA to design, administer, and optimize DB2 z/OS and IMS databases in mission-critical environments. The role demands deep expertise in performance tuning, security, backup, and recovery, with exposure to migrations such as z/OS to PostgreSQL.

Candidates should have 6-9 years of relevant experience, be willing to work on-site in India (Gurugram/Bangalore), and mentor junior DBAs while supporting multiple environments.

Qualifications

• Design, administer and optimize mission-critical DB2 z/OS & IMS databases.
• Strong hands-on experience in performance tuning, security and recovery.
• Experience with migrations (e.g., z/OS to PostgreSQL) and large-scale environments.

Responsibilities

• Handle performance tuning, access path optimization, backup, reorg and security.
• Work with IBM/BMC tools for database management and monitoring.
• Mentor junior DBAs and support multiple environments.

Skills

DB2 z/OS

IMS DB

Database Administration

Performance Tuning

DB Security

Backup & Recovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Management

Job description

• Work Model:Work From Office
• Experience: 6-9 Years
• Candidate Expectation
• Total & Relevant Experience: 6 9 Years
• Candidate Location: Bangalore / Gurgaon
• Skills Mandatory: DB2, z/OS, IMS DB, Database Administration, Performance Tuning, DB Security, Backup & Recovery
• Candidate Industry: IT / Mainframe
• Education and Certification Qualification: Bachelor s in Computer Science, Information Management or related field Preferred

Detailed Job Description JD:

• Design, administer and optimize mission-critical DB2 z/OS & IMS databases.
• Handle performance tuning, access path optimization, backup, reorg, security and troubleshooting.
• Work with BMC Change Manager, IBM Data Studio/Visual Studio and IBM/BMC utilities.
• Support z/OS to PostgreSQL migration and VSAM to Universal Table Space conversion.
• Support multiple environments and mentor junior DBAs.
• KEY SKILLS: DB2 z/OS | IMS | IMS FF/FP | Mainframe DBA | Database Design | Performance Tuning | Access Path Optimization | DB Security | Backup & Recovery | Reorg | Troubleshooting | BMC Change Manager | IBM Data Studio | IBM/BMC Utilities | VSAM | Universal Table Space | PostgreSQL Migration
• Other Specific Remarks Additional Requirements: Strong hands-on experience in DB2 z/OS & IMS and large-scale/mission-critical database environments.