Database Administrator

Programmers.io; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io is seeking a seasoned Database Administrator to manage installation, upgrades, migrations, patching, and repository maintenance. You will lead data migration initiatives across legacy systems, validate data, and provide post-migration support.

The role requires strong SQL, PostgreSQL troubleshooting, and extensive log analysis across application, database, and server logs. You will ensure high availability, performance optimization, and DR readiness in cloud and z/OS environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in Database Administration and Data Migration concepts.
• Familiar with log analysis, monitoring, and change management.
• Experience with mainframe DB2 and z/OS environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform admin tasks including installation, upgrades, migrations, patch management, and repository maintenance.
• Lead data migration initiatives, including legacy system transformation, validation, and post-migration support.
• Analyze production issues via application, database, and server logs; perform root cause analysis.
• Ensure high availability, load balancing, reverse proxies, session persistence, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with cloud database services (AWS RDS PostgreSQL or Azure PostgreSQL) and DB2 utilities.
• Provide production support and create RCA and incident reports for issues.
• Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.

Skills

Database Administration

Data Migration concepts

Server Administration and log analysis

Monitoring & Alerting Tools

Shell Scripting

Change & Release Management

Mainframe DB2

Job description

• Perform Administration Activities including installation, upgrades, migrations, patch management, repository maintenance, user/group administration, and job monitoring.
• Lead and support Data Migration initiatives involving legacy systems, data transformation, validation, reconciliation, and post-migration support.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and PostgreSQL database troubleshooting, performance tuning, query optimization, and data analysis.
• Experience in troubleshooting production issues through application log analysis, Documentum logs, database logs, and server logs, performing root cause analysis and resolution.
• Strong understanding of Load Balancing concepts, high-availability architectures, reverse proxies, traffic routing, session persistence, and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architecture principles and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered developer productivity tools such as Kiro, GitHub Copilot or similar tools for code generation and solution design.
• Database Administration and Performance Management
• Monitor database performance and availability.
• Backup and Recovery manage failover and disaster recovery solutions.
• Ensure business continuity, data protection, configure and maintain replication environments.
• Work with cloud database services such as AWS RDS PostgreSQL or Azure PostgreSQL.
• Execute and monitor DB2 utilities and perform SQL tuning and access path optimization.
• Prepare RCA and incident reports, Managed backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Provided production support and resolved database performance issues in z/OS environments.

Required Skills:

• Database Administration
• Data Migration concepts
• Server Administration and log analysis
• Monitoring & Alerting Tools
• Shell Scripting
• Change & Release Management
• Mainframe DB2

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