Mainframe DB2 System Programmer

Job description

**Who We Are** 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. **The Role** We are looking for an experienced Mainframe DB2 System Programmer with strong expertise in DB2 for z/OS administration, subsystem management, performance tuning, upgrades, and production support. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining, optimizing, and modernizing mission-critical mainframe environments while ensuring high availability, security, scalability, and operational stability. The role requires deep technical knowledge of z/OS internals, DB2 for z/OS, JES2, SMP/E, RACF, storage management, workload management, system automation, and mainframe infrastructure operations. The candidate should also be capable of leading technical initiatives, mentoring teams, managing complex incidents, and driving continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities - Install, upgrade, maintain, and support IBM Db2 for z/OS environments. - Perform database administration activities including performance tuning, capacity planning, backup, recovery, reorganization, and utility management. - Configure and manage Db2 objects such as databases, tablespaces, tables, indexes, storage groups, and related components. - Troubleshoot and resolve Db2 system issues, production incidents, abends, and performance bottlenecks. - Apply maintenance, patches, and system upgrades using industry-standard processes and tools. - Support disaster recovery, backup strategies, and business continuity initiatives. - Monitor database health, storage utilization, and system performance metrics. - Collaborate with application teams, developers, infrastructure teams, and vendors to implement database solutions and resolve complex technical issues. - Provide 24x7 production support and participate in on-call rotations as required. - Ensure compliance with security, audit, and change management standards Production Support & Operations - Provide advanced L3/L4 support for complex mainframe infrastructure and DB2 production issues. - Lead major incident resolution, problem management, and root cause analysis for critical system failures. - Support change, release, and deployment activities in line with enterprise change management processes. - Participate in on-call rotation and support planned maintenance, weekend activities, upgrades, and DR exercises. - Ensure system availability, performance, and operational stability across production and non-production environments. - Create and maintain operational runbooks, technical documentation, SOPs, and support procedures. Leadership & Governance - Lead technical initiatives related to mainframe infrastructure modernization, system upgrades, DB2 upgrades, automation, and stability improvement. - Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior system programmers and operations teams. - Collaborate with architects, application teams, vendors, security teams, and infrastructure stakeholders. - Drive service improvement initiatives to reduce incidents, improve availability, and optimize system performance. - Ensure adherence to security, audit, compliance, and enterprise technology standards. - Support planning and execution of disaster recovery, resilience testing, and business continuity activities. Your future at Kyndryl This role opens the door to many career paths, both vertical and horizontal, and there may be opportunity to travel. It’s a great chance for database administrators or other techs to break into the cloud. It’s also a solid path to become enterprise or chief architect or a distinguished engineer! Whatever you see for yourself, you’ll find the opportunity here. **Who You Are** 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. 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 skills and experience - 9+ Years of experience in Mainframe Db2 System Programming and infrastructure support. - Strong expertise in IBM Db2 for z/OS administration and system programming. - Experience with Db2 utilities such as REORG, RUNSTATS, COPY, RECOVER, LOAD, UNLOAD, and CHECK DATA. - Knowledge of z/OS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, SMP/E, RACF, JES2, and mainframe infrastructure components. - Strong SQL and database performance tuning skills. - Experience with backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and database migration activities. - Familiarity with incident, problem, and change management processes. - Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills. Preferred skills and experience - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field - Experience supporting large enterprise mainframe environments - IBM Mainframe, DB2, z/OS, or related certifications are preferred - Exposure to Db2 performance monitoring tools and automation - Knowledge of related mainframe technologies such as IMS, CICS, MQ, Storage, and Capacity Management **Being You** The “Kyn” in Kyndryl means kinship, which repres