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Mainframe Db2 z/OS Specialist - Financial Services

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We are looking for an experienced IBM Db2 for z/OS System Programmer to support and manage a large-scale mainframe database estate, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and resilience across critical production environments.

What you'll do:

  • Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain IBM Db2 for z/OS environments across multiple mainframes
  • Apply ongoing maintenance, patches, and tooling updates through continuous delivery
  • Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and drive performance tuning improvements
  • Support distributed IBM Db2 for z/OS connectivity and ensure stable integrations
  • Manage database security, access controls, and compliance requirements
  • Develop, test, and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures
  • Carry out capacity planning, storage management, and archiving processes
  • Maintain the stability and integrity of high-volume IBM CICS OLTP environments
  • Engineer and improve automation to streamline operational processes
  • Work closely with application, infrastructure, and operational teams to support production systems and resolve incidents
  • Support database planning, troubleshooting, and day-to-day production support activities

What you'll bring:

  • Strong experience with IBM Db2 for z/OS system programming or administration
  • Good knowledge of IBM z/OS environments
  • Experience with performance tuning, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery
  • Understanding of database security, storage management, and capacity planning
  • Exposure to automation and scripting within mainframe environments
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale or financial services production systems
  • Currently working and based in the UK is essential

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: Permanent

Specialism: Technology & Digital

Focus: Software Development/Engineering

Industry: Financial Services

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum + bonus, benefits

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Location: England

Job Reference: UCK95E-E454BFCC

Date posted: 26 June 2026

Consultant: Fiona Fung