DB2 Database Administrator: High Availability & Performance

Highmark Health; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

enGen is seeking a DB2 Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize our critical enterprise databases. You will ensure high availability, security, and peak performance of core DB2 systems supporting healthcare operations, and collaborate with development teams to optimize SQL and provide technical guidance.

The role emphasizes governance, continuous improvement, and on-call support, with a focus on database stability, security, and compliance within a complex, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma GED.
• 1-3 years of experience in Information Technology.
• US citizen due to contractual/access requirements (implied)

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support robust DB2 databases across production and test environments.
• Design, create, modify, and maintain core database objects (tablespaces, tables, indexes, views, packages, plans).
• Implement changes, upgrades, patches, and releases with change management and peer review processes.
• Support capacity planning, growth management, and storage utilization forecasting.
• Monitor and tune database and SQL performance to optimize response times and resources.
• Lead incident resolution, root cause analysis, and problem management, including on-call rotations.
• Execute and test backups, disaster recovery plans, and recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with development teams for design guidance and SQL optimization.
• Develop automation scripts and maintain runbooks for operations.

Skills

DB2

Database Administration

On-call support

Education

High school diploma GED

Tools

Z/OS

UNIX

Linux

Windows

Job description

enGen is seeking a DB2 Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize our critical enterprise databases. You will ensure high availability, security, and peak performance of core DB2 systems supporting healthcare operations, and collaborate with development teams to optimize SQL and provide technical guidance.

The role emphasizes governance, continuous improvement, and on-call support, with a focus on database stability, security, and compliance within a complex, regulated environment.