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# Mainframe DB2 DBA

- **Company:** Kyndryl, Inc.
- **Location:** Denver, CO, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Admin Tools, Applications Architecture, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Code Optimization, Databases, System Configuration, IBM DB2, Software Debugging, IBM Mainframe, Mainframes, Performance Tuning, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Omegamon, Sql Tuning, Database Tools and Utilities
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/B9028F0DB7DA4B5294BA4082CF721020/job/

## About the Role

At least 10 years Mainframe Db2 DBA experience.

Working knowledge of IBM Mainframe Database utilities .

SME level knowledge of SQL coding, tuning and debugging .

Ability to diagnose performance problems and recommend database/SQL/programming changes to remediate issues.

Ability to do a technical deep dive into application architecture/SQL and application code and translate that knowledge into actionable tasks in support of application changes and/or improvements.

Excellent communication skills written and verbal. Client-facing.

Preferred skills and experience:

Mainframe Db2 application DBA experience.

Experience and working knowledge of COBOL, would be a plus.

Experience with SQL and SQL Tuning .

Experience with Omegamon, Query Monitor, QMF, Db2 Admin tool, log analyzer, DDF, and stored procedures.

## Description

Your role

Bring your specialist knowledge and experience to a company managing 50% of the world's MIPS and open up the opportunity to shape the very foundation of the technology that drives our world. You'll be in good company amongst our global community of experts leading the future of mainframe modernization. Experts who share knowledge openly and collaborate freely.

In this role, you'll manage and administer the backbone of our technological infrastructure. You'll be the architect of the system, shaping the base definition, structure, and documentation to ensure the long-term success of our business operations.

What you will do

Maintain and Protect:

*Optimize systems: Your expertise will be crucial in configuring, installing and maintaining database management systems, ensuring that our systems are always running at peak performance.

*Set security protocols: You'll be responsible for managing user access and implementing policies and procedures to protect our valuable data from unauthorized access and external threats.

Strategize to Scale:

*Plan ahead: You will conduct capacity planning and growth projections based on usage, ensuring that our system is always scalable to meet our business needs.

*Make progress: You'll be a strategic partner, working closely with various teams to coordinate systematic database project plans that align with our organizational goals.

*Generate ideas: You'll have the opportunity to propose and implement enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system, enabling us to deliver world-class services to our customers.

Recover and Resolve:

*Be ready to recover: Develop strong backup and recovery plans to ensure that our system is always protected in the event of a failure.

*Support solutions: Use your technical acumen to support end users and application developers in solving complex problems related to our database systems.