DB2 Database Administrator

Salary: £44,000 - 72,000 per year

• Typically 8-12 years of hands-on experience in IBM z/Mainframe environments with strong expertise in DB2 Database Administration, database support, performance tuning, security implementation, automation, disaster recovery, and production support.
• Deep understanding of Db2 database architecture, administration, and backup and recovery procedures.
• Experience in production support and database release management.
• Expertise in database performance monitoring, tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Strong knowledge of RACF/ACF2 security administration and access management.
• Experience with High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and replication technologies.
• Good understanding of ITIL processes, incident management, change management, and problem management.
• Exposure to automation and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working on large-scale, complex enterprise projects involving database architecture, implementation, and support.
• Experience supporting critical enterprise and banking applications is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of enterprise database security, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Experience in database migration, modernization, and infrastructure transformation programs.
• Knowledge of z/OS administration and related IBM z ecosystem components.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, automation tools, and database lifecycle management.
• Experience supporting mission-critical banking or financial services applications.
• Excellent problem determination skills and ability to identify, isolate, and resolve processing anomalies and system errors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across global teams.
• Banking and Financial Services domain experience would be highly advantageous.

• Understand functional requirements and translate business requirements into technical database specifications.
• Provide production support and release management for Db2 database environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain physical database structures and configurations.
• Build, review, test, implement, and support application database releases.
• Implement and manage RACF/ACF2 DB2 security rules, access controls, and authorization mechanisms.
• Build and maintain High Availability and replication environments to ensure business continuity.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and support teams to deliver stable and resilient database services.
• Support database migration, upgrade, and data conversion initiatives.
• Perform root cause analysis and provide timely resolution of database-related incidents and problems.
• Provide consulting services on database performance monitoring, tuning, capacity planning, and optimization.
• Coordinate with development teams during project implementations and release cycles.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization, technical initiatives, and data center migration programs.
• Support database evergreen initiatives including upgrades, patching, and compliance-related activities.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Ensure adherence to ITIL processes, change management procedures, and organizational governance standards.
• Deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing DB2 database services in a 24x7 enterprise environment.
• Meet and exceed service-level agreements and operational performance metrics.
• Proactively identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and service improvement.
• Ensure database availability, integrity, security, and compliance across supported environments.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior team members and stakeholders.
• Participate in production support, on-call rotations, and critical incident resolution when required.
• Collaborate effectively with global teams, application owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge repositories.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives involving modernization, cloud integration, and infrastructure transformation.
• Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and continuous learning to support evolving business and technology requirements.

• AI
• Cloud
• DevOps
• IBM
• Incident Management
• Support
• ITIL
• Security
• REST

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We are NTT DATA, a $30 billion business and technology services leader serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are hiring a DB2 Database Administrator for our growing UK and Europe team, with fully remote working possible and occasional preference for Sheffield. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive, locally competitive benefits package, with health and wellbeing as a priority. We are committed to responsible innovation, global collaboration, and flexible working, while supporting clients with enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers, and application services. Our team operates within a global support organization and values professionalism, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

last updated 36 week of 2026