Senior DB2 Mainframe SME Drive Enterprise Performance

Kyndryl

Sandton

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Kyndryl South Africa (Pty) Limited is seeking a seasoned DB2/DATACOM professional to support enterprise database environments across development, testing, and production platforms. The role combines database administration, systems programming support, performance tuning, and platform optimization.

You will install, configure, and maintain DB2 and/or DATACOM environments, monitor performance, perform upgrades, and support backup, recovery, security, and capacity planning for mission-critical

Qualifications

5–10+ years of database administration experience.
Strong DB2 for z/OS experience.
Experience supporting mission-critical databases.
IBM DB2 certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain DB2 and/or DATACOM environments.
Monitor database performance and availability.
Perform database upgrades and maintenance.
Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
Implement database security controls.
Resolve database-related incidents and performance issues.
Support application teams with database design and optimization.
Conduct capacity planning and performance analysis.
Create and maintain database standards and documentation.

Skills

DB2 z/OS

SQL tuning

Database recovery

DB2 installation

DB2 security

DATACOM administration

DB2 maintenance

DB2 performance monitoring

JCL

TSO/ISPF

REXX

SMP/E

Root cause analysis

Education

Relevant IT qualification

Tools

DATACOM tools

Job description

You will install, configure, and maintain DB2 and/or DATACOM environments, monitor performance, perform upgrades, and support backup, recovery, security, and capacity planning for mission-critical

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