Mainframe DBA

Irving, TX, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Skills

  • Application Development
  • Root-Cause Analysis
  • Maintenance
  • Best Practices
  • SQL
  • Database Administration
  • Database
  • Database Modeling
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Switch Capacity
  • Performance Tuning
  • Mainframe
  • DB2
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Capacity Planning
  • Performance Optimization
  • Logging
  • DDL
  • Data Modeling
  • Cobol
  • Scheduling
  • JCL
  • CICS
  • IMS
  • RACF
  • IBM Z/OS
  • Backup/Recovery
  • ISPF
  • Query Analysis
  • Data Replication

Summary

Position: Mainframe DBA

Location: Irving, TX(Onsite)

Duration: Fulltime

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

  • Mainframe DB2 DBA manages, tunes, and secures DB2 databases on IBM z/OS systems, handling backup,
  • recovery and performance optimization. Key responsibilities include DDL/DML management, utility scheduling
  • (REORG, RUNSTATS), capacity planning, and troubleshooting. Required additional skills include COBOL,
  • CICS knowledge, SQL, JCL, and monitoring tools like OPCE.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • DB2 on Mainframe (Primary Responsibility)
  • Administer and maintain DB2 for z/OS environments including installation, configuration, and upgrades.
  • Perform database tuning, performance optimization, and SQL query analysis.
  • Manage backup and recovery strategies, including disaster recovery planning and execution.
  • Perform DB2 utilities management (REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, LOAD, UNLOAD, etc.).
  • Support DB2 subsystem performance, buffer pools, logging, storage, and catalog/directory maintenance.
  • Ensure database availability, integrity, and security across all mainframe DB2 environments.
  • Provide production support including incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and performance troubleshooting.
  • Work closely with application development teams on schema changes, data modeling, and SQL guidance.
  • Implement and maintain automation, database monitoring, and proactive health checks.

Required

  • Strong knowledge of DB2 for z/OS internals, utilities, performance tuning, and database administration
  • best practices.
  • Experience working with mainframe tools such as ISPF, JCL, RACF, TSO.
  • Solid understanding of backup/recovery strategies, disaster recovery, and high availability architecture.
  • Proficiency in SQL, database diagnostics, and query tuning.

Preferred

  • Experience with CICS, IMS, or mainframe transaction processing environments.
  • Exposure to data replication technologies.
  • Knowledge of Db2 Data Sharing, sysplex environments, or large enterprise deployments.
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  • Dice Id: 91142412
  • Position Id: 2026-2132
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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