Mainframe DB2 System Administrator (Contract)
We’re recruiting an experienced Mainframe DB2 System Administrator to support a large, enterprise-scale IBM Z environment. This is a hands-on role focused on DB2 for z/OS system-level administration, availability, performance, and resilience.
You’ll work on critical production systems, owning DB2 subsystem health, upgrades, tuning and recovery, while collaborating with infrastructure, security and vendor teams.
Key Responsibilities
-
DB2 for z/OS installation, maintenance and upgrades using SMP/E
-
Applying PTFs and managing DB2 subsystem lifecycle
-
Performance monitoring and tuning (ZPARMS, buffer pools, EDM pools)
-
Backup, recovery and disaster recovery for DB2 catalog and directory
-
Administration of Broadcom / CA tools (Platinum, SYSVIEW for DB2)
-
Implementing and managing DB2 security via RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret
-
Supporting high-availability, production mainframe environments
-
Client-facing communication and participation in vendor engagements
Essential Skills & Experience
-
Strong experience as a DB2 System Administrator / Systems Programmer
-
DB2 for z/OS (not LUW or distributed databases)
-
z/OS internals and mainframe infrastructure
-
SMP/E installation and maintenance
-
DB2 performance tuning and subsystem optimisation
-
Mainframe security tools (RACF, ACF2, Top Secret)
-
Broadcom / CA tooling experience (SYSVIEW, Platinum)
Desirable
Hybrid working. Contract role. Competitive daily rate.
Apply now to discuss further details
