Mainframe DB2 Manager - 100% Remote

Practical: Start date: ASAP | End date: 1 year + possible extension | Hours per week: 40,00 | Contract type: Temporary Contract/Freelance | Rate per hour: to be discussed / local rates apply.

Brief Summary: We are looking for a Senior Mainframe DB2 System Programmer with strong hands-on experience in DB2 for z/OS, Data Sharing, DDF, system upgrades and performance tuning. You will take ownership of complex DB2 environments and support migrations from Broadcom/CA or BMC tools to IBM utilities. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with SMP/E, z/OS internals, Disaster Recovery, BSDS/log management and mainframe security. Experience with REXX, CICS, IMS and zOSMF is a plus.

Working environment

This is a hands-on technical DB2 assignment within an English-speaking Mainframe environment.

• Location: remote.
• Hours: 40 hours per week.
• Working hours: 08:30-17:00 CET.
• Working language: English.
• Joining preference: immediate availability.

We are looking for a Senior Mainframe DB2 System Programmer with strong hands-on experience in DB2 for z/OS, Data Sharing, system upgrades, performance tuning and database utility migrations. You will work across business-critical mainframe environments and play a key role in maintaining, modernising and improving the DB2 landscape.

This is a senior technical position for someone who understands DB2 beyond the DBA level and is comfortable working directly with subsystem configuration, z/OS internals and large-scale migrations.

What will you do

1. Install, configure, maintain and upgrade DB2 for z/OS subsystems.
2. Manage DB2 Data Sharing configurations, including adding, changing and decommissioning members.
3. Configure and support Distributed Data Facility (DDF) and distributed DB2 connectivity.
4. Support modernisation programs migrating legacy CA/Broadcom and BMC database tools to native IBM DB2 utilities.
5. Monitor and optimise DB2 performance, including buffer pools and SQL access paths.
6. Execute and support online and offline DB2 utilities.
7. Support DB2 Disaster Recovery, log management and BSDS procedures.
8. Install and maintain DB2 software using SMP/E.
9. Troubleshoot DB2 incidents and provide hands-on technical support.
10. Work with Mainframe security solutions and underlying z/OS system components.

Tech/tooling

• DB2 for z/OS.
• DB2 Data Sharing.
• DDF.
• IBM DB2 Utilities.
• SMP/E.
• BSDS and DB2 logging.
• SQL and access-path tuning.
• z/OS.
• JCL.
• RACF / Top Secret / ACF2.
• CA/Broadcom and BMC DB2 tooling.
• REXX.

What do you bring

Must-haves

• 10 to 20 years of hands-on Mainframe DB2 experience.
• Strong practical experience with DB2 for z/OS subsystem installation, configuration and maintenance.
• Experience with DB2 Data Sharing environments.
• Experience with DDF and distributed DB2 connectivity.
• Experience with online and offline DB2 utilities.
• CA/Broadcom-to-IBM or BMC-to-IBM utility migration experience.
• Experience with SMP/E installation and maintenance.
• Understanding of z/OS internals, including LLA, PROG, APF, LNKLST and USS.
• Experience with Mainframe security solutions such as RACF, Top Secret or ACF2.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with REXX scripting and DB2 automation.
• Experience with IMS and CICS.
• Knowledge of Two-Phase Commit (2PC).
• Experience with z/OSMF workflows.

What you get

• Hours: 40 hours per week.
• Location: remote.
• Working hours: 08:30-17:00 CET.
• Joining preference: immediate availability.

Application process

1. Introduction with Recruitment: You will start with a conversation with our recruiter to discuss your experience, ambitions and fit with the position.
2. Introduction to the client: Following a positive initial conversation, we will present your profile to the client.
3. Interview with the client: If the client invites you for an interview, our account manager will either join for the introduction or contact you beforehand. Depending on the client, the process consists of one or two interviews, either online or on-site.
4. Finalisation and start: Following a successful match, we will arrange the contractual details so you can start your new assignment smoothly.

Contact

1. Komal Gupta - Sr. Recruiter
2. Email: via de button "Solliciteer nu" op deze pagina.
3. LinkedIn: linkedin/in/komalgg/

Do you have extensive hands-on DB2 for z/OS System Programming experience, including DB2 Data Sharing, DDF and CA/Broadcom or BMC-to-IBM utility migrations? We would like to hear from you.

“Talent when you need it” is de juiste specialist, op het juiste moment, bij de juiste opdrachtgever zorgeloos laten werken.

About the client

You will work within a Mainframe environment focused on DB2 for z/OS administration, reliability, performance and modernisation of legacy database tooling.