Senior IBM DB2

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Summary:

The Senior DBA is responsible for the design implementation maintenance and performance of IBM DB2 databases across enterprise environments. This role ensures data integrity availability and security while supporting mission-critical applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

Install configure and upgrade database systems.
Monitor and optimize database performance including SQL tuning and resource allocation.
Implement and manage backup and recovery strategies using DB2 tools.
Ensure high availability and disaster recovery.
Manage user access roles and security policies.
Perform capacity planning and scalability assessments.
Troubleshoot and resolve database issues and performance bottlenecks.
Document database architecture procedures and standards.
Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to support application performance.

Required Qualifications:

Matric and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
5 years of experience in DB2 database administration.
Strong knowledge of DB2 architecture utilities and performance tools.
Experience with disaster recovery planning and implementation.
Proficiency in SQL and scripting (Shell Perl or Python).
Familiarity with monitoring tools like DB2 Admin Tool or IBM Data Studio.
Certifications such as IBM Certified Database Administrator are a plus.

Skills:

SQL query optimisation
Backup and recovery
Security and encryption
Performance tuning and monitoring
Linux/Unix scripting
Capacity planning
Troubleshooting and diagnostics

Job Summary: The Senior DBA is responsible for the design implementation maintenance and performance of IBM DB2 databases across enterprise environments. This role ensures data integrity availability and security while supporting mission-critical applications and collaborating with cross-functional ...