DB2 LUW Database Administrator

Datavail

Senior DB2 LUW Database Administrator at Datavail supporting clients in managed services environment. Responsibilities include database upgrades, migrations, and application support.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudLinuxShell ScriptingSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support Application Developers in designing, implementing and testing database changes to support business applications as needed by our clients
Assist developers in SQL development, performance analysis and index recommendations using a variety of tools such as db2 explain
Assist with pro-active and advisory DBA services with our db2 portfolio of clients
Support Database Administrators and Systems Administrators during patching of operating systems and database systems
Assist with documentation/SOP development and mentoring offshore administrators
Ability to work during non-business hours including weekends and holidays, as needed
Design and plan upgrade strategies on a mix of db2 environments including TSM, Pacemaker, and both on-prem and db2 RDS in AWS
Experience with planning, documenting and performing upgrades and migration, setting up new database environments on db2 LUW v11.5, v12.1, and db2 RDS

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ten (10) years of experience in IT, working as a db2 LUW Database Administrator
Five (5) years' experience with managed service consulting and working in a multi-client environment
Five (5) years' experience as a Database Administrator on DB2 LUW
Three (3) years' experience with Red Hat's Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Three (3) years' experience with at least one cloud technology such as Azure or AWS
Three (3) years' of experience with shell scripting
Professional certification from at least one cloud provider (ie. AWS Certified Solution Architect)
DB2 certifications from IBM and/or IDUG
Prior IBM-related work experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Learn from a vast pool of total X days of industry experience.
You would be working with multiple customers in a multi domain environments.
Work would range from On-Prem DB’s to the Cloud.
Your Certifications would be on us.
100 days of working from home (since inception of Datavail).
Future Opportunity for permanent deputation on H1B to work in US.
Leverage the DV Training program to upscale the technical skills.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQL developmentperformance analysisindex recommendationsDB2 LUWshell scriptingdatabase upgradesdatabase migrationdatabase environmentsTSMPacemaker

Soft Skills

mentoringdocumentationadvisory servicesproactive supportteam collaboration

Certifications

AWS Certified Solution ArchitectDB2 certifications