Mainframe Db2 System Administrator

Who We Are

At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.

The Role

Within our Mainframe Db2 System Administration team at Kyndry, you will be a master of managing and administering the backbone of our application database infrastructure.  You'll be an architect of the relational database framework, shaping the base definitions, structure, processes and documentation to ensure the long-term success of our business operations.

Your expertise will be crucial in configuring, monitoring, optimising and maintaining Db2 application databases, ensuring our systems run at peak performance.

You will be cooperatively responsible with Mainframe Db2 System Administrators for periodic monitoring, reporting & advising on compliant and best practice database user authorisations, implementing the highest standards of security to protect our valuable data from unauthorized access and external threats.

In addition, you will be a Disaster Recovery guru, developing reliable backup and recovery plans, and periodic health checks and reporting on database backups, to ensure the client's application data is always protected in the event of a failure.  

This will also incorporate management of ongoing DB2 application database housekeeping (Reorg, Runstats, Load, Unload, etc) and will lean on developing your knowledge in client-specific 3rd party DB2 tools and utilities to augment your knowledge in native IBM Db2 utilities & tools.

Your technical acumen will be put to use, as you support client end users, acting on incoming issues and change requests, corresponding and working with external client application developers and their other in-house teams to provide your Db2 Subject Matter Expertise, on best practice methods and processes, recommending new product features, tools & utilities, advising on technical APARs, workarounds and fixes as they are discovered, and performing issue diagnosis, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions as incidents occur.

Within the scope of application Db2 Databases, in conjunction with the client's application teams and Kyndryl Capacity Planning teams, you will conduct capacity monitoring, growth projections based on usage, and make pre-emptive requests with sufficient lead times, to Capacity Planning and/or relevant technical support teams for additional resourcing as required, ensuring that our system is always scalable to meet our business needs, avoiding unnecessary outages and performance bottlenecks.

You'll be a strategic partner, working closely with various teams to coordinate systematic database project plans that align with our organizational goals. Your contributions will not go unnoticed - 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.  This will require drawing on your skills of business process & workflow observation, analysis, solution design and your repertoire of scripting on mainframe and the productivity suites available on the supported client, to automate any simple repeatable processes which currently contribute to excess elapsed timeframes, and increase risk of unnecessary human error, churn, waste from rework, and potential incidents caused by excessive manual effort.  Your automated solutions will require proper documentation to prevent the risk of losing human knowledge of the underlying manual process/workflow.

Your Future at Kyndryl
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior Administrator to Architect. We have training and upskilling programs that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms.  One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with customers in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

Who You Are

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required and Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise:

• Must be able to obtain either Baseline Security or NV1 or NV2 Clearance (as needed)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in any IT related course

• Must have an excellent overall understanding of at least 3 to 5 years and working knowledge of Db2 for z/OS V12 and higher. This includes a basic understanding of Db2 Access Paths, deploying Db2 application structure changes with an understanding on how to minimise outages, a thorough understanding of the TSO / ISPF environment, JCL and the standard IBM ISPF utilities and at least a basic level of REXX coding.

• Good to have 3rd Party tool exposure in Particular Platinum (Broadcomm) suite like RC*Query, RC*Migrator, Log*Analyser; Detector, BMC and IBM DB-Admin tools to a lesser exten, exposure to OmegaMon, TMon, DB2PM, Strobe, Db2 Performance and tuning skills and impacts of Log Scraping tool (eg: Log*Analyser Log*Master CDC).

• At least 3 to 5 years of relevant experience with Microsoft Windows Server 2016 implementation and management, VMware ESXi experience, Public/private cloud management, especially migration from on-prem to cloud, Automation experience, especially IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), Vulnerability management , On prem AD FS (Active Directory Federation Services) with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and/or Azure AD

Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.  At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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