Senior Mainframe DB2 for z/OS Lead

BCforward; Indianapolis (IN); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Growth opportunities

Inclusive culture

Résumé du poste

BCforward is seeking a Mainframe DBA Lead/Manager (DB2 for z/OS) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in DB2 for z/OS administration, engineering, performance tuning, backup and recovery, migrations, and security, with a proven ability to lead complex upgrades and drive modernization.

You will mentor DBA teams, ensure availability and resiliency, and collaborate with z/OS, CICS, IMS, MQ, Storage, Security, and Application teams to support integration and modernization.

Qualifications

• Extensive DB2 for z/OS DBA experience including subsystem management and data sharing.
• Strong knowledge of buffer pools, tablespaces, indexes, and DB2 catalog.
• Expertise in SQL performance tuning, access path analysis, backup/recovery, and DB2 utilities.
• Proficiency with z/OS, JCL, SDSF, TSO/ISPF, and JES2.
• Experience with SMP/E, DB2 upgrades, encryption, and audit/compliance.

Responsabilités

• Lead administration and support for enterprise DB2 for z/OS across Dev, Test, UAT, DR, and Prod.
• Define and maintain database standards and procedures for availability and resiliency.
• Review and approve architectures including tablespaces, partitioning, indexing, and storage design.

Connaissances

DB2 for z/OS DBA

SQL performance tuning

z/OS knowledge

JCL

DB2 upgrades

DB2 utilities (REORG/RUNSTATS/COPY/REC

Outils

BMC DB2 toolsets

DB2 automation frameworks

REXX scripting

Description du poste

BCforward is seeking a Mainframe DBA Lead/Manager (DB2 for z/OS) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in DB2 for z/OS administration, engineering, performance tuning, backup and recovery, migrations, and security, with a proven ability to lead complex upgrades and drive modernization.

You will mentor DBA teams, ensure availability and resiliency, and collaborate with z/OS, CICS, IMS, MQ, Storage, Security, and Application teams to support integration and modernization.