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Database Administrator

Database Administrator

AccentureZA
5 days ago
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Job title : Database Administrator

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : October 25, 2025

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Responsibilities :

  • As a Database Administrator, you will be responsible for administering, optimizing, monitoring, and finetuning databases on DB2 for z / OS mainframe.
  • You will perform various related database functions across multiple teams or clients, including designing, implementing, and maintaining new databases, backup / recovery, and configuration management.
  • Additionally, you will install database management systems (DBMS) and provide input for the modification of procedures and documentation used for problem resolution and day-to-day maintenance.
  • You will also engage with multiple teams and contribute to key decisions. Furthermore, you will provide solutions to problems for your immediate team and across multiple teams.
  • Master proficiency in IBM DB2 Database Administration is required.
  • Advanced proficiency in IBM z / OS, Database Optimization & Tuning, and Database Performance Management, as well as intermediate proficiency in IBM Db2 Query
  • Management Facility (QMF) and Job Control Language (JCL), are recommended.
  • Develop and implement innovative strategies for optimizing database performance and tuning.
  • Conduct regular database performance monitoring and analysis to identify areas for improvement.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement database solutions that meet business requirements.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in database administration to ensure best practices are followed.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to team members on database-related issues.
  • Authorization of TSO user-ids and granting of the relevant privileges to specific tables within certain production departments' databases.
  • Monitoring of production reports to ensure that all scheduled reports not exceed the agreed execution time and to improve the throughput of reports on the BAS system.
  • To provide support to end users of the MVS environment.
  • Assist with Release Management functionality
  • Database Quality Assurance and reviews of all SQL Code for programs destined for release to production.
  • Periodically perform standby duty - Respond to any DB2 / CICS / VSAM problems experienced by production departments, as well as the maintenance team members.
  • Extents setup and analysis of DB2 tables and VSAM files in Production and the continuous monitoring and rectification thereof.
  • Database Quality Assurance and reviews of all SQL Code for programs destined for release to production.
  • Periodically perform standby duty - Respond to any DB2 / CICS / VSAM problems experienced by production departments, as well as the maintenance team members.
  • Extents setup and analysis of DB2 tables and VSAM files in Production and the continuous monitoring and rectification thereof.
  • Qualification

    Job Qualifications

    Required :

  • z / OS DB2 DBA Certification
  • Minimum 3 years' experience as DB2 DBA in an IBM® z / OS environment
  • Working knowledge of Mainframe (MVS), DB2 for z / OS, WINDOWS Operating systems, SQL, CICS and JCL.
  • Batch operations and MVS architectures
  • Preferred Skills :

  • DB2 v11 or v12 or v13 in a z / OS environment Certification
  • Understanding of a database management tools e.g. Performance monitor, schedulers, e.g.
  • CONTROL-M / R / O / T
  • DB2 Query Monitor for zOS
  • DB2 SQL Performance Analyser
  • OPTIM query Workload Tuner
  • DB2 Administrator Tool for zOS
  • DB2 for zOS
  • DB2 Log Analysis Tool for zOS
  • QMF for Workstation
  • QMF for zOS
  • CICS DBUG Tool
  • TMON
  • IDZ
  • SQL and / or Rexx coding to automate routing tasks.
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