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# Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer

- **Company:** Akaasa Technologies
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adaptable Database Systems, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), JIRA, Customer Information Control System (CICS), System Configuration, Data Sharing, IBM DB2, Endevor, IBM Parallel Sysplex, Job Control Language (JCL), Rexx (Programming Language), Mainframes, IBM Resource Access Control Facility, SQL Databases, System Programming, TCP/IP, Z/OS, Tso/ispf, Performance Monitor, Omegamon, Splunk
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us04d20b28ccf5161663ce8dbdb9a6e425

## About the Role

* 7 to 12 plus years of mainframe experience.
 * 3 to 5 plus years of DB2 systems programming or administration experience.
 * Strong experience with DB2 for z/OS.
 * Experience with DB2 replication products, including QRep, SQLRep, or CDC.
 * DB2 software installation, upgrades, maintenance, testing, and documentation.
 * Knowledge of ZPARMs, buffer pools, logs, BSDS, catalog, and directory.
 * Experience with DB2 Data Sharing, Sysplex, Coupling Facility, HA, and DR
 * Strong troubleshooting skills for DB2 subsystem, performance, and connectivity issues.
 * Proficiency with JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF.
 * Willingness to work onsite three days per week.

Preferred experience:

 * SMP/E
 * DB2 utilities and performance tools.
 * OMEGAMON or MainView
 * Endevor or ISPW
 * Large-scale DB2 upgrades, migrations, or optimization initiatives.
 * z/OS Connect and API modernization.
 * BMC DB2 tools, ADABAS, and Natural.
 * REXX, SQL, JIRA, RACF, TCP/IP, network certificates, and Splunk.
 * Working knowledge of CICS, IMS, and MQ.

## Description

* Mainframe DB2 Systems Programmer
 * Responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, tuning, and supporting DB2 for z/OS subsystems in a mission-critical enterprise environment.