DB2 Mainframe Z/OS Consultant
Job Title: DB2 Mainframe Expert
Location: Paris (Hybrid - 1-2 days on-site per week)
Contract Duration: 12 months extendable (3-year project)
Start Date: ASAP
Industry:Banking
About the Company:
Our client is a leading financial technology and infrastructure provider, specialising in high-performance banking solutions.They support critical banking operations across multiple regions and focus on ensuring the stability, security, and modernization of financial services platforms. Their teams work on large-scale infrastructure projects, implementing cutting-edge technologies to optimize performance and scalability.
Role overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled DB2 Mainframe Expert to manage and optimize database subsystems, ensuring their stability,performance, and security within a 24/7 banking environment.
This role involves maintaining critical database systems, implementing upgrades, optimizing performance, and driving
modernization initiatives to enhance operational efficiency. The position requires expertise in DB2 Mainframe, along with knowledge of IDAA, IDMS, and associated monitoring tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure the operational stability and performance of DB2 subsystems in a high-availability banking environment.
- Deploy and manage DB2/IDAA/IDMS systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards.
- Perform regular patching, upgrades, and performance tuning of database subsystems.
- Troubleshoot incidents and production issues, working closely with other infrastructure teams.
- Optimize communication between DB2/IDAA/IDMS and other mainframe subsystems (CICS, IMS, MQ, etc.).
- Contribute to the architecture evolution and modernization of the platform.
- Participate in disaster recovery and continuity exercises to ensure resilience.
- Collaborate with internal teams to propose innovative solutions and improvements for system performance.
- Maintain documentation, technical procedures, and system configurations for compliance and auditing purposes.
- Conduct technology watch and research on IBM, Broadcom, BMC, and other DB2-related technologies.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Expertise in DB2 Mainframe, with hands-on experience in IDAA, Data Gate, IDMS, and monitoring tools.
- Strong knowledge of z/OS system administration and mainframe infrastructure.
- Experience in performance tuning, debugging, and incident resolution for large-scale DB2 environments.
- Ability to integrate DB2 subsystems with other mainframe applications and services.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks in financial services.
- Strong documentation and planning skills, with experience managing tasks in complex projects
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