Summary: The Mainframe IBM Z Technical Specialist - Db2 DBA role involves designing and supporting database technology to ensure customer satisfaction while adhering to quality standards. The position requires proactive analysis for automation and collaboration with stakeholders to enhance service delivery. The specialist will also manage database environments and implement security measures. This is a remote position with a focus on technical leadership and problem-solving in a global team setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and provide support on database technology, ensuring customer delight and compliance with quality standards.
- Perform proactive analysis to automate deliveries and reduce repetitive tasks.
- Support diverse customer groups using best practices and thorough understanding of environments.
- Work closely with stakeholders to provide necessary training for enhanced service delivery.
- Manage production support and release management of database environments.
- Implement security rules and access authority for DB2.
- Build and maintain high availability setups and replication setups.
- Assist in data conversion and migration.
Key Skills:
- Experience in large complex projects in an architectural role.
- Excellent problem determination and communication skills.
- Banking/Finance background is beneficial.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline preferred.
- 8-12 years of relevant work experience.
- Good understanding of ITIL processes.
- Strong technical leadership skills.
Salary (Rate): £545 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.
Role Title: Mainframe IBM Z Technical Specialist - Db2 DBA
Location: Remote
Duration: 30/11/2026
Pay Rate: £545 per day all inc. (PAYE through umbrella)
Role Description:
- As IBM Z Technical Specialist - Db2 DBA
- Primary responsibility is to design and provide support on the database technology, ensuring customer delight as per the defined size, effort and schedule confirming to quality standards and best practices. Maintain and improve SLA's and always ensure compliance to Client policies. Actively look for automation opportunities, strategize and automate repeat process to achieve organization objectives for efficiency.
- Perform pro-active analysis on day-to-day work to obtain automation on deliveries thereby reducing repetitive and standardized tasks/processes.
- Being global team ensure best practices are used to support the diverse customer group. Have thorough understanding of the environments to provide best service quality. Should have very good hands-on experience in the underlying technology/infrastructure. Work closely with the stakeholders to avail/impart all necessary training from time to time to ensure enhanced service delivery.
General Skills
- Experience working on several large complex projects in an architectural role designing and implementing technical solutions to commercial problems.
- Excellent problem determination skills and the ability to detect and control any processing anomalies or system errors.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, particularly when conveying complex information, and the ability to build effective networks across business areas, developing relationships based on mutual trust.
- Banking/Finance background would be beneficial.
Technical Requirements
- Understanding of functional requirements and translation of business Requirements into technical specifications.
- Production support and Release Management of database environments.
- Define the physical database Design.
- Build, review, QA, implement, and support application database releases.
- Implement RACF/ACF2 DB2 security rules and Access authority.
- Build and maintain High Availability setup, replication setups and interact with application teams and other infrastructure teams.
- Implement RACF/ACF2 DB2 security rules and Access authority.
- Data conversion/migration assistance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related discipline preferred.
- 8-12 years of relevant work experience.
- Good understanding of ITIL processes and procedures.
- Strong overall technical leadership skills.
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:
- Demonstrate analytical and problem management skills.
- Solve problems laterally with in-time information to line manager.
- Providing consulting on database Performance Monitoring, Tuning & Optimization
- Facilitation, planning, and coordination with the development teams.
- Participate in technical initiatives & Support in data Centre migrations.
- Participate in ever-greening database environments.
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.