DB2 Enterprise DBA — High-Availability & Performance

Highmark Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 790 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a DB2 Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize enterprise DB2 databases in production and test environments. You will ensure availability, security, and performance while supporting capacity planning and change management.

You will collaborate with development teams for SQL optimization, assist with backups and DR, and participate in on-call rotations to maintain service levels and governance adherence.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Vendor DBA certifications preferred.
• 1–3 years of IT experience in information technology or related field.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support DB2 databases across production and test environments.
• Design and maintain core database objects (tablespaces, tables, indexes, views, packages, plans).
• Monitor, tune, and optimize performance; lead root cause analyses and incident resolution.

Skills

DB2

UNIX

Linux

Windows

Z/OS

SQL

On-call support

Storage planning

Education

High school diploma GED

Vendor DBA Certifications

Tools

Z/OS

UNIX

Linux

Windows

SQL

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a DB2 Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize enterprise DB2 databases in production and test environments. You will ensure availability, security, and performance while supporting capacity planning and change management.

You will collaborate with development teams for SQL optimization, assist with backups and DR, and participate in on-call rotations to maintain service levels and governance adherence.