Highlights
The ideal candidate should possess strong knowledge of DB2 LUW administration, performance tuning, database migration, high availability solutions, automation, and OpenShift-based deployments. Seeking a highly skilled Senior DB2 LUW Database Administrator with experience in managing mission-critical DB2 databases across both traditional and containerized environments.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Charlotte, NC |
| Industry | Management Consulting Services |
| Salary | $42.86 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | https://www.iconma.com/ |
Description
Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a DB2 LUW Database Administrator – OpenShift/Kubernetes for their Charlotte, NC/ Raleigh, NC/Atlanta, GA/Remote location.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Why Should You Apply?
Responsibilities:
- DB2 LUW Administration
- Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain IBM DB2 LUW databases.
- Design and manage High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) solutions.
- Perform database performance tuning and optimization.
- Monitor database health, storage growth, and resource utilization.
- Manage backup, recovery, cloning, and disaster recovery processes.
- Troubleshoot complex database issues and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Support database migrations and version upgrades.
- Implement database security standards and compliance controls.
- OpenShift / Kubernetes Administration
- Deploy and manage DB2 databases on Red Hat OpenShift.
- Configure StatefulSets, Persistent Volumes (PV), Persistent Volume Claims (PVC), and storage classes.
- Manage DB2 deployments using Operators and container images.
- Troubleshoot container, networking, and storage-related issues.
- Collaborate with OpenShift platform teams for cluster upgrades and maintenance.
- Support containerization and modernization initiatives.
- Performance & Reliability
- Analyze SQL execution plans and optimize complex queries.
- Perform database capacity planning and forecasting.
- Implement monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
- Ensure database availability and SLA compliance.
- Automation & DevOps
- Develop automation scripts using Shell, Python, or Ansible.
- Integrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines.
- Automate database provisioning, patching, health checks, and backup activities.
- Support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
- IBM DB2 and Red Hat OpenShift certifications are highly preferred.
- Nice-to-Have Certifications
- IBM Certified Advanced Database Administrator - DB2 LUW
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Typical Client Requirement Summary
- 9+ years of DB2 LUW DBA experience
- 3+ years of OpenShift/Kubernetes experience
- Strong expertise in HADR, Performance Tuning, Backup & Recovery
- Experience supporting databases in containerized environments
- Knowledge of CI/CD, Automation, and Linux Administration
- Ability to lead production support, migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
- Years of Experience: 10.00 Years of Experience
- 9+ years of overall experience in Database Administration with strong expertise in IBM DB2 LUW, Linux Administration, and OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms.
- Seeking a highly skilled Senior DB2 LUW Database Administrator with experience in managing mission-critical DB2 databases across both traditional and containerized environments.
- The ideal candidate should possess strong knowledge of DB2 LUW administration, performance tuning, database migration, high availability solutions, automation, and OpenShift-based deployments.
- Exposure to enterprise DevOps practices and cloud technologies is highly desirable.
- Required Skills
- Database
- IBM DB2 LUW 10.x / 11.x
- HADR
- TSA / Pacemaker
- Backup & Recovery
- SQL Tuning
- Database Performance Optimization
- Data Replication
- Stored Procedures and SQL Development
- OpenShift / Kubernetes
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)
- Kubernetes Architecture
- Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets
- OpenShift Operators
- Persistent Storage Management
- Container Networking
- Monitoring and Logging Tools
- Operating Systems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Linux Administration
- Shell Scripting
- Automation & Tools
- Ansible
- Python
- Git
- Jenkins / Azure DevOps
- ServiceNow
- Preferred Skills
- DB2 pureScale
- IBM Cloud Pak for Data
- AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Terraform
- Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk
- IBM MQ
- Kafka
- OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)
Why Should You Apply?
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
Benefits
401K, Employee Referral Program, Life Insurance
About Company
ICONMA is a global information consulting management firm providing Professional Staffing Services and Project-Based Solutions for organizations in a broad range of industries.
- Corporate Headquarters in Troy, Michigan; 20+ locations worldwide.
- Certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE); certified by Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC); and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
- Founded in 2000
- 2000+ Employees
The company was founded on the principle that success is derived from delivering high quality service and resources in the most responsive, flexible, and innovative way. ICONMA invests in people and resources with a single goal: To provide our customers with the highest quality service in the most responsive manner. Through its network of offices, ICONMA provides the resources to help clients maintain their competitive advantage.
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