Senior DB2/IMS Mainframe DBA – 24/7 Production Support

Robotic Technologies Automation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Robotic Technologies Automation in Chicago seeks a senior DB2/IMS Database Administrator to manage DB2 for z/OS and IMS environments in a 24x7 production setting.

You will monitor performance, perform backups and recoveries, conduct reorgs, and optimize DB2/IMS data structures, while collaborating with developers and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth releases and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on experience supporting DB2 for z/OS and IMS in production environments.
• Proven experience as a DB2/IMS Databases Administrator or similar role.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 support for DB2 and IMS environments, including on-call rotation.
• Monitor performance, availability, and integrity using mainframe tools.
• Respond to incidents, troubleshoot issues, and resolve DB2/IMS problems.
• Perform backup and recovery procedures for DB2 and IMS databases.
• Conduct reorgs, image copies, and utility runs (RUNSTATS, REORG, CHECK).
• Support subsystem maintenance, upgrades, and patching; participate in releases.

Tools

DB2 for z/OS

IMS

JCL/TSO/ISPF

Mainframe utilities

Control‑M / CA-7

CICS

Linux/Unix scripting

Backup & recovery

RUNSTATS / REORG / CHECK

RACF security

SQL tuning

DL/I

Job description

Robotic Technologies Automation in Chicago seeks a senior DB2/IMS Database Administrator to manage DB2 for z/OS and IMS environments in a 24x7 production setting.

You will monitor performance, perform backups and recoveries, conduct reorgs, and optimize DB2/IMS data structures, while collaborating with developers and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth releases and regulatory compliance.