Lead Mainframe z/OS Db2 SRE

Job Title: Lead Mainframe z/OS Db2 SRE

Duration- Fulltime Permanent

Location: Cary, NC/Tampa, FL Onsite From Day 1)

Job Description:-

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

IBM Db2 for z/OS subsystem administration and database administration

Db2 application DBA and systems DBA capabilities, including SQL tuning and physical database design

SMF/RMF telemetry and application-trace analysis

Database resilience, BCP testing and recovery from Safeguarded Copies

Self-service automation for DDL/DML requests and CI/CD pipelines for database changes

Mainframe modernization, integration, migration, Linux, OpenShift, Ansible and Python

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.