DB2 Database Administrator - High Availability & Performance

Highmark Health; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 79,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a DB2 Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize critical enterprise databases. You will ensure high availability, security, and peak performance of core DB2 systems supporting healthcare operations.

Responsibilities include administering DB2 in production and test environments, designing core objects, applying upgrades, and leading incident resolution with on-call rotations while maintaining compliance with governance standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1-3 years of information technology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support DB2 databases across production and test environments.
• Design, create, modify, and maintain core database objects including tablespaces, tables, indexes, views, packages, and plans.
• Implement database changes, upgrades, patches, and releases following change management processes.
• Support capacity planning, growth management, and storage utilization forecasting.
• Monitor and tune database and SQL performance to optimize response times.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

DB2

SQL

Z/OS

UNIX/Linux

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a DB2 Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize critical enterprise databases. You will ensure high availability, security, and peak performance of core DB2 systems supporting healthcare operations.

Responsibilities include administering DB2 in production and test environments, designing core objects, applying upgrades, and leading incident resolution with on-call rotations while maintaining compliance with governance standards.