Head of Mainframe DB2 Performance & Capacity

Fidelity; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity is seeking a Director of Mainframe DB2 Performance and Capacity to lead performance and capacity analysis for z/OS DB2 across production and non-production environments. The role includes modeling, tuning recommendations, and strategic guidance for multi-tier applications interacting with CICS and batch workloads.

You will translate complex findings into clear business impact, drive modernization efforts, and communicate with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Deep DB2 knowledge for z/OS and performance optimization.
• Experience translating complex performance data into actionable guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead DB2 for z/OS performance and capacity analysis across environments.
• Analyze DB2/DDF/JDBC behavior and identify tuning opportunities.
• Guide capacity modeling, KPI projections, and risk-based recommendations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to link DB2 issues to end-to-end flow.
• Provide executive summaries and present findings to leadership.

Skills

DB2 for z/OS

Performance tuning

Capacity planning

Executive communication

Incident leadership

Tools

SMF

RMF

SYSVIEW

Grafana

Power BI

Job description

Fidelity is seeking a Director of Mainframe DB2 Performance and Capacity to lead performance and capacity analysis for z/OS DB2 across production and non-production environments. The role includes modeling, tuning recommendations, and strategic guidance for multi-tier applications interacting with CICS and batch workloads.

You will translate complex findings into clear business impact, drive modernization efforts, and communicate with senior leadership.