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Two95 International

IBM DB2 z/OS Support & Automation Engineer

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong IBM DB2 administration and operational support experience on z/OS.
  • Hands-on experience with Rundeck automation.
  • Experience working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Expertise in disaster recovery, backups, restoration, and failover.
  • Experience supporting DB2 version upgrades, preferably from V12 to V13.
  • Strong understanding of z/OS operations and lifecycle management.
  • Experience modernizing and migrating automation scripts.
  • Knowledge of Git or another version-control system.
  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, standard operating procedure, and knowledge-transfer capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day IBM DB2 operational support on z/OS.
  • Support database refresh activities and generate disaster recovery and recovery-related dumps.
  • Troubleshoot DB2 issues triggered through application workflows or Rundeck.
  • Act as the primary DB2/z/OS subject matter expert.
  • Assess the existing Rundeck environment hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure virtual machines.
  • Design, configure, and validate a backup Rundeck environment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Replicate jobs, scripts, plugins, configurations, and credentials securely.
  • Ensure the backup environment can take over during primary-environment failure.
  • Test artifact generation, dump-file extraction, and database creation workflows.
  • Document backup, restoration, and failover procedures.
  • Inventory all Rundeck jobs, scripts, and automation assets.
  • Store automation code and job definitions in Git or another version-control system.
  • Prepare standard operating procedures covering job execution, failure handling, and recovery.
  • Create operational runbooks for routine support activities.
  • Support switching between primary and backup Rundeck environments.
  • Assess DB2 V13 installation and subsystem readiness.
  • Identify and resolve integration issues between DB2 V12 and V13.
  • Review relevant IBM Problem Management Records and incorporate findings into internal documentation.
  • Support DB2 V13 integration, compliance validation, and cutover planning.
  • Assess the current z/OS version and lifecycle status.
  • Identify end-of-life and supportability risks.
  • Recommend necessary upgrades or remediation measures.
  • Ensure DB2 workloads remain fully supported on z/OS.
  • Identify Reflection-based scripts used for dump-file generation.
  • Design and implement a supported replacement solution.
  • Validate that the new automation reliably generates and tests database files.
  • Reverse engineer and document workflows across Rundeck, DB2, z/OS, and downstream systems.
  • Identify triggers, dependencies, hand-offs, and job-triggering mechanisms.
  • Document primary and backup Rundeck execution paths.
  • Eliminate undocumented or single-person operational dependencies.
  • Identify system IDs, service accounts, and credentials used across Rundeck, DB2, and z/OS.
  • Document account ownership, usage, and access levels.
  • Identify governance or security gaps and recommend remediation.
  • Provide hands-on training to the designated backup resource.
  • Conduct cross-training on DB2 support, DB2 V13, z/OS workflows, Rundeck environments, automation, and security.
  • Ensure the backup resource can independently operate both Rundeck environments.

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