Mainframe Developer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design and implementation of reliable, scalable and secure Db2 for z/OS solutions.

• Provide technical leadership to database, application, operations and modernization teams.

• Establish intake and change processes for new workloads and tune Db2 subsystems and databases.

• Develop self-service, on-demand automation for DDL and DML requests.

• Enable CI/CD pipelines for controlled database-change deployment.

• Review SMF/RMF telemetry and application traces; recommend SQL improvements and physical database-design changes.

• Support BCP testing and recovery of data from Safeguarded Copies.

• Troubleshoot and resolve Db2 for z/OS incidents; participate in release, change, incident and problem-management

processes.

• Maintain architecture standards, governance, roadmaps and blueprints while evaluating modernization opportunities.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any

• Lead cross-functional teams and multiple complex initiatives.

• Communicate effectively with business stakeholders, application teams, infrastructure teams and enterprise architects.

• Apply strategic thinking, analytical problem solving, stakeholder management and architectural governance.

• Financial services or insurance industry experience preferred.

• Relevant IBM System Architect or TOGAF certification preferred.

Key Words to search in Resume

Db2 for z/OS, Db2 subsystem, application DBA, system DBA, SQL tuning, physical database design, DDL, DML, SMF, RMF, Safeguarded Copy, BCP, CI/CD, Ansible, Python, zLinux, OpenShift