Senior DB2 Mainframe SME — Hybrid, High-Impact Role

Kyndryl; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl hosts a hybrid-friendly role in Sandton seeking a skilled DB2/DATACOM professional to manage enterprise databases across development, testing, and production environments. You will perform administration, tuning, upgrades, and security implementations to ensure high availability.

Requirements include 5–10+ years in database administration and strong DB2 for z/OS experience. The role emphasizes mission-critical systems and proactive performance analysis.

Qualifications

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

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

Database administration

DB2 for z/OS

Mission-critical databases

Education

Relevant IT qualification

IBM DB2 certifications advantageous

Tools

DB2 for z/OS

Broadcom DATACOM

JCL

TSO/ISPF

REXX

SMP/E

Job description

Kyndryl hosts a hybrid-friendly role in Sandton seeking a skilled DB2/DATACOM professional to manage enterprise databases across development, testing, and production environments. You will perform administration, tuning, upgrades, and security implementations to ensure high availability.

Requirements include 5–10+ years in database administration and strong DB2 for z/OS experience. The role emphasizes mission-critical systems and proactive performance analysis.