Mainframe DB2 CDC Database Administrator

At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses.  We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.

Your Role In this role, you will play a key part in administering and supporting Mainframe DB2 and CDC environments, managing database operations, configuring and maintaining CDC replication solutions, ensuring data integrity, optimizing system performance, troubleshooting replication issues, and supporting high-availability data replication across enterprise platforms.

Administer and support IBM Db2 for z/OS databases in a large-scale mainframe environment. Configure, monitor, and maintain CDC (Change Data Capture) replication solutions to enable real-time data movement across platforms. Ensure data integrity, consistency, and availability throughout replication and database operations. Monitor and optimize Db2 and CDC performance, identifying and resolving system bottlenecks and replication latency issues. Troubleshoot and resolve database, replication, and connectivity incidents to meet service level objectives. Perform database maintenance activities, including backup, recovery, migration, upgrades, and patch management. Support high availability and disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical Db2 environments. Your Future at Kyndryl Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior Administrator to Architect. We have training and upskilling programs that you won’t find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with customers in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

You’re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important – you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused – someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you’re open and borderless – naturally inclusive in how you work with others. Required Technical and Professional Expertise 8+ years of experience in administering and supporting Mainframe z/OS, IBM DB2, and IMS databases, including database structure administration, utility management, performance optimization, and database maintenance activities across enterprise environments. Analyze and troubleshoot IMS and DB2 batch job failures, ensuring timely resolution and root cause identification. Perform DB2 and IMS structure backfill, database refreshes, and recovery activities across non-production and production environments. Execute tablespace and index reorganizations, space reclamation, performance tuning, and capacity management initiatives. Review and optimize SQL queries and access paths, improving database performance and reducing resource consumption. Create and manage change tickets, supporting end-to-end implementation from development through production deployment. Monitor DB2/IMS health check jobs, tablespace status, database objects, and perform object alterations using DB2 commands as required. Support IMS administration activities including DBD changes, ACBGEN, DELGEN, AUTOGEN, DBRC registration, backup/recovery, reporting, documentation, and knowledge transfer initiatives. Preferred Technical and Professional Experience   3+ years of experience in MF DB2 CDC