Mainframe DBA - Model 204

Kyndryl Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Kyndryl invites you to join our team as a mainframe database specialist. You will manage and optimize Model 204 (M204) databases on IBM z/OS, shaping system definitions and documentation to support long‑term business operations.

You will collaborate with security, application, and infrastructure teams to ensure peak performance, robust backup/recovery, and scalable capacity planning across diverse U.S. locations, with a comprehensive benefits package and a discretionary bonus.

Qualifications

• Administration, maintenance, performance tuning, security, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery support of M204 in IBM z/OS.
• Supports design, capacity planning, change management, problem resolution, and production operations ensuring availability.
• Collaborates with application, infrastructure, and security teams to implement enhancements and manage access controls.
• Experience with M204 utilities and tools such as FAST/REORG, SOFTSPY, SIRSCAN, Horizon, MQ/204.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and Protect: Optimize systems by configuring, installing and maintaining database management systems.
• Set security protocols: manage user access and protect data with policies.
• Strategize to Scale: conduct capacity planning and growth projections for scalable systems.
• Make progress: coordinate database project plans with cross-functional teams.
• Generate ideas: propose enhancements to improve performance and reliability.
• Recover and Resolve: develop backup and recovery plans for system protection.
• Support solutions: assist end users and developers with complex database problems.

Skills

M204 administration

Mainframe z/OS

Database performance tuning

Security management

Backup and recovery planning

Collaboration with teams

Problem resolution

Tools

FAST/REORG

SOFTSPY

SIRSCAN

Horizon

MQ/204

Job description

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

Your role Bring your specialist knowledge and experience to a company managing 50% of the world’s MIPS and open up the opportunity to shape the very foundation of the technology that drives our world. You’ll be in good company amongst our global community of experts leading the future of mainframe modernization. Experts who share knowledge openly and collaborate freely. In this role, you’ll manage and administer the backbone of our technological infrastructure. You'll be the architect of the system, shaping the base definition, structure, and documentation to ensure the long-term success of our business operations.

What you will do

Maintain and Protect: Optimize systems: Your expertise will be crucial in configuring, installing and maintaining database management systems, ensuring that our systems are always running at peak performance.

Set security protocols: You'll be responsible for managing user access and implementing policies and procedures to protect our valuable data from unauthorized access and external threats.

Strategize to Scale: Plan ahead: You will conduct capacity planning and growth projections based on usage, ensuring that our system is always scalable to meet our business needs.

Make progress: You'll be a strategic partner, working closely with various teams to coordinate systematic database project plans that align with our organizational goals.

Generate ideas: You'll have the opportunity to propose and implement enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system, enabling us to deliver world-class services to our customers.

Recover and Resolve: Be ready to recover: Develop strong backup and recovery plans to ensure that our system is always protected in the event of a failure.

Support solutions: Use your technical acumen to support end users and application developers in solving complex problems related to our database systems.

Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.

Required skills and experience

• Responsible for the administration, maintenance, performance tuning, security, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery support of Model 204 (M204) databases in IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
• Supports database design, capacity planning, change management, problem resolution, and production operations while ensuring database availability, integrity, and performance.
• Collaborates with application, infrastructure, and security teams to implement database enhancements, manage access controls, and support mission-critical business applications.
• Experience with M204 utilities and tools such as FAST/REORG, SOFTSPY, SIRSCAN, Horizon, MQ/204.

Preferred skills and experience

• M204 version upgrades and maintenance.
• RACF-based security integration is highly desirable.

Compensation

The base compensation range for the position in the U.S. is - $100,080 to $190,080 based on a full-time schedule reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Kyndryl, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. Your actual compensation may vary depending on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, geography, relevant job-related skills, education and experience, certification and licenses, internal pay equity, and market and business consideration. The pay or salary range will not be below any applicable state, city or local minimum wage requirement.

There is a different applicable compensation range for the following work locations:

• California (San Francisco Bay Area): $120,120 to $228,000
• California (All Other): $110,040 to $209,040
• Colorado: $100,080 to $190,080
• Massachusetts/ Virginia: $100,080 to $209,040
• New York City: $120,120 to $228,000
• Washington: $110,040 to $209,040
• Washington DC: $110,040 to $209,040

This position will be eligible for Kyndryl’s discretionary annual bonus program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Kyndryl’s applicable plans. You may also receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off. Note: If this is a sales commission eligible role, you will be eligible to participate in a sales commission plan in lieu of the annual discretionary bonus program.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Being You Diversity

Being You Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

Being You Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

At Kyndryl, we achieve progress the world depends on, with purpose. Beginning with the purpose that matters to you. Because here, you will be part of a culture designed with purpose. One that is restless, empathetic and devoted. Where we are committed to sustainable progress for our customers and supporting the communities where we work and live. All of you is what we want. And what we need. Join us, and together, we can advance the vital systems that power human progress.