DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (IBM DB2) – DA20261310002

Egrove Systems Pvt Ltd; East Brunswick Township, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Egrove Systems Pvt Ltd is hiring a DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (IBM DB2) to manage Db2 for z/OS environments, ensure high availability, and support development teams with SQL optimization.

You will perform tuning, backups, disaster recovery planning, and run utilities like REORG and RUNSTATS, while providing 24/7 Tier-3 production support and enforcing RACF security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Design, maintain, and ensure high availability of Db2 databases on IBM z/OS.
• Performance tuning, backups, and SQL optimization support for development teams.
• Security & compliance with RACF and on-call production support.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Db2 for z/OS environments, including tablespaces, indexes, and storage allocation.
• Monitor system health, analyze SQL access paths, and optimize performance.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies and manage logs.
• Run and schedule Db2 utilities like REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, LOAD, and UNLOAD.
• Provide 24/7 on-call Tier-3 production support and assist with DDL/DML deployments.

Skills

Mainframe architecture

z/OS

JCL

TSO/ISPF

SDSF

Tools

PLATINUM

IBM DB2 Admin

SPUFI

QMF

BMC

CA Technologies

Job description

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (IBM DB2) – DA20261310002

Job Title:DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (IBM DB2) – DA20261310002
Date Posted: 13/10/2026

Job Code:DA20261310002

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

A Mainframe DB2 DBA is responsible for the design, maintenance, and high availability of Db2 databases on IBM z/OS systems. Responsibilities include performance tuning, executing database utilities such as RUNSTATS and REORG, managing backups, and supporting development teams with SQL optimization.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Database Administration: Maintain Db2 for z/OS environments, including tablespaces, indexes, and database storage allocation.
Performance Tuning: Monitor system health, analyze SQL query access paths, and perform performance optimization using tools such as EXPLAIN and SPUFI.
Backup & Recovery: Develop and maintain disaster recovery strategies, manage database logs, and execute restores.
Utilities Management: Run and schedule routine Db2 utilities such as REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, LOAD, and UNLOAD.
Security & Compliance: Manage user access controls, maintain system security (RACF), and conduct audit compliance checks.
Collaboration & Support: Provide 24/7 on-call Tier-3 production support and assist application developers with schema changes, DDL/DML deployments, and stored procedure tuning.

Key Skills & Requirements:

• Mainframe architecture, z/OS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF.
• IBM and third-party database tools/utilities such as PLATINUM, IBM DB2 Admin, SPUFI, QMF, BMC, and CA Technologies.
• Strong SQL skills (Static and Dynamic) and familiarity with COBOL used in mainframe integrations.