DB2 & GCP Database Specialist (Onsite)

Donato Technologies, Inc; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Donato Technologies, Inc. is seeking a skilled Data Management Specialist to administer Db2 databases on bare-metal Red Hat Linux for the Department of Labor’s UI system. You will monitor performance, deploy DMC, automate tasks, and ensure data integrity through backups and security reviews.

The role requires extensive Db2/RHEL experience, strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. This is an onsite position based in New York.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of database administration experience.
• Experience administering Db2 on Linux environments (installation, config, performance tuning).
• Experience with Red Hat Linux command-line, scripting, and system troubleshooting.
• Experience with backup/recovery, HADR, and security management for Db2.

Responsibilities

• Administer Db2 databases on bare-metal Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
• Monitor Db2 performance metrics (CPU, memory, disk I/O, buffer pool).
• Deploy, maintain, and monitor Db2 monitoring utilities (DMC).
• Develop scripts/tools to automate monitoring, maintenance, and admin tasks.
• Review alerts, dashboards, and logs to identify and resolve critical DB issues.
• Perform routine maintenance (RUNSTATS, REORGCHK, REORG) and apply patches.
• Validate backups/recovery processes for data integrity.
• Review security settings and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
• Document all admin work and update knowledge base articles.

Skills

Db2 administration

Scripting (Bash, Python, Perl)

Monitoring & alerting

Problem solving

Tools

Db2

Red Hat Linux

IBM Data Management Console (DMC)

Dynatrace

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Donato Technologies, Inc. is seeking a skilled Data Management Specialist to administer Db2 databases on bare-metal Red Hat Linux for the Department of Labor’s UI system. You will monitor performance, deploy DMC, automate tasks, and ensure data integrity through backups and security reviews.

The role requires extensive Db2/RHEL experience, strong problem-solving skills, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. This is an onsite position based in New York.