Remote Mainframe DB2 DBA: Senior Expert

Kyndryl Inc.; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking an experienced Mainframe Db2 DBA to lead, optimize, and secure our database environments in a fully remote capacity across the USA. You will own technical depth from DB utilities to SQL tuning, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable mainframe solutions.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in Db2 DBA roles, strong communication, and client-facing experience, with COBOL familiarity being a plus.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years Mainframe Db2 DBA experience.
• Working knowledge of IBM Mainframe Database utilities.
• SME level knowledge of SQL coding, tuning and debugging.
• Ability to diagnose performance problems and recommend database/SQL/programming changes to remediate issues.
• Ability to do a technical deep dive into application architecture/SQL and translate that knowledge into actionable tasks in support of application changes and/or improvements.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal. Client-facing.
• Mainframe Db2 application DBA experience.
• Experience and working knowledge of COBOL, would be a plus.
• Experience with SQL and SQL Tuning.
• Experience with Omegamon, Query Monitor, QMF, Db2 Admin tool, log analyzer, DDF, and stored procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and Protect: Configure, install and maintain database management systems to keep systems at peak performance.
• Set security protocols: Manage user access and implement data protection policies.
• Plan ahead: Conduct capacity planning and growth projections to ensure scalability.
• Coordinate systematic database project plans with teams to align with goals.
• Generate ideas: Propose and implement enhancements to improve performance and reliability.
• Be ready to recover: Develop backup and recovery plans to protect the system.
• Support solutions: Assist end users and developers with complex database issues.

Skills

Mainframe Db2 DBA

SQL coding, tuning and debugging

Client-facing

Excellent communication

Tools

Omegamon

Query Monitor

QMF

Db2 Admin tool

Log analyzer

DDF

Stored procedures

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking an experienced Mainframe Db2 DBA to lead, optimize, and secure our database environments in a fully remote capacity across the USA. You will own technical depth from DB utilities to SQL tuning, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, reliable mainframe solutions.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in Db2 DBA roles, strong communication, and client-facing experience, with COBOL familiarity being a plus.