Senior DB2 z/OS Systems Programmer & DBA — Automation

Broadcom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental and Vision

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Employee Assistance Program

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave and vacation

Job summary

Broadcom seeks a senior software engineer for its Mainframe Infrastructure team. You'll support DB2 across multiple R&D labs on z/OS, focusing on high availability, performance, and modernization.

You’ll install, upgrade, and tune DB2 subsystems, provide tier-3 DBA support, and automate deployment using Ansible, Python, and REXX. Collaboration with global teams ensures reliable product delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related professional experience or a master's with 6+ years.
• Experience managing multi-tenant databases and multi-instance subsystems.
• Strong DB2 z/OS installation, upgrade, tuning and maintenance.
• Automation skills with Ansible, Python and JCL for mainframe tasks.

Responsibilities

• DB2 Systems Programming & Subsystems Administration: install, upgrade, patch, and tune DB2 across labs.
• DBA & Environment Support: provide tier-3 DBA support and data access control.
• Automation & CI/CD: write scripts and playbooks to automate deployment and maintenance.

Skills

DB2 z/OS Systems Programming

DB2 DBA Expertise

Automation & Scripting

High Availability & Storage

Mainframe OS & Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Ansible

Python

REXX

JCL

REST APIs

Job description

Broadcom seeks a senior software engineer for its Mainframe Infrastructure team. You'll support DB2 across multiple R&D labs on z/OS, focusing on high availability, performance, and modernization.

You’ll install, upgrade, and tune DB2 subsystems, provide tier-3 DBA support, and automate deployment using Ansible, Python, and REXX. Collaboration with global teams ensures reliable product delivery.