Mainframe DB2 System System Admin - Edinburgh/London

Duration: 6 Months contract Location: London/Edinburgh (Hybrid) Role description: The ideal candidate ensures high availability and optimal performance of the DB2 subsystem.

Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully Please make your application promptly.

This role requires deep technical knowledge of SMP/E, z/OS internals, and third-party management tools like Broadcom (formerly CA) Platinum and Broadcom SYSVIEW.

Core Responsibilities: Installation & Maintenance: Use SMP/E to install, patch (PTFs), and upgrade DB2 subsystems.

System Performance: Monitor and tune DB2 system parameters (ZPARMS), buffer pools, and EDM pools.

Disaster Recovery: Design and implement backup and recovery strategies for the DB2 catalog and directory.

Tooling Management: Install and maintain third-party products (e.g., Platinum, SYSVIEW for DB2) to assist in database management and monitoring.

Security: Implement and manage DB2 security using RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret.

Key skills: The ideal candidate ensures high availability and optimal performance of the DB2 subsystem. xkybehq

This role requires deep technical knowledge of SMP/E, z/OS internals, and third-party management tools like Broadcom (formerly CA) Platinum and Broadcom SYSVIEW.

Additional qualifications: Experiance in IMS installation and Production db2/ims DBA support