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# Database Architect

- **Company:** Access Data Consulting Corp
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States
- **Salary:** $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Backup Devices, Cluster Analysis, Databases, IBM DB2, Linux, Disaster Recovery, File Systems, Memory Management, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Linux System Administration, Windows Servers, Operational Databases, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Migration Manager, SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers, SQL Databases, Data Logging, JavaScript Pagination Plugin, Scripting, System Availability, Software Troubleshooting, Database Performance, Indexer, Low Latency
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/fc362037-8455-422f-ade7-d94717198e39/database-architect

## About the Role

* Extensive hands-on experience administering, troubleshooting, and tuning IBM Db2 LUW in enterprise production environments.
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 * Strong expertise in Db2 configuration, buffer pools, tablespaces, memory management, logging, backup and recovery, indexing, statistics, and SQL execution plan analysis.
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 * Demonstrated experience optimizing large, transaction-intensive databases in business-critical environments.
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 * Deep Windows Server administration and performance-tuning experience, particularly for database workloads, including CPU, memory, paging, disk I/O, storage latency, file systems, and networking.
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 * Proficiency in PowerShell or comparable scripting tools for automation, diagnostics, health checks, and operational validation.
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 * Proven experience migrating an existing, live production Db2 database from Windows to Linux. Experience limited to implementing new Db2 environments on Linux will not be sufficient.
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 * Strong Linux administration skills relevant to Db2, including storage, file systems, permissions, user and group management, resource limits, processes, networking, and service automation.
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 * Demonstrated ability to work effectively with IBM support and engineering, including escalating complex issues and driving them toward resolution.
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 * Experience developing migration runbooks, cutover plans, rollback procedures, validation checklists, and post-migration support plans.
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 * Strong troubleshooting, performance analysis, and root-cause analysis skills in high-availability production environments.
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 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical findings into actionable recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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 * Experience with Db2 high-availability and disaster-recovery technologies, including HADR, replication, clustering, or pureScale.
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 * Experience with enterprise Linux distributions, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES).
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 * Experience supporting 24/7 business-critical systems and executing planned maintenance or migration cutovers with minimal downtime.
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 * IBM Db2 or Linux certifications, or equivalent demonstrated enterprise production experience.
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## Description

This role will focus on improving database performance, reliability, security, and operational efficiency while supporting the migration of an existing, large-scale production IBM Db2 database from Windows to Linux. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in IBM Db2 LUW, Windows Server administration, and Linux infrastructure, along with a proven ability to execute complex production migrations while maintaining application availability and business continuity., The individual will work closely with application, database, infrastructure, and support teams, as well as IBM support and engineering, to resolve technical issues, implement improvements, and ensure a successful migration., * Implementation of agreed-upon Db2 and Windows Server tuning improvements, with supporting technical documentation.
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 * Target Linux platform design and recommended Db2 configuration standards.
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 * Migration strategy, cutover plan, rollback plan, and database validation approach.
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 * Hands-on support for the production database migration from Windows to Linux, including readiness assessment, cutover, validation, and post-migration stabilization.
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 * Pre-migration performance baseline and post-migration comparison report.
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 * Recommendations for monitoring, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
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 * Operational runbooks, configuration documentation, and knowledge-transfer materials for internal application, database, infrastructure, and support teams.
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