[Hiring] Senior DB2 z/OS Systems Programmer @DMS Vision

Role Description

Senior DB2 z/OS Systems Programmer (Remote)

Location: 100% Remote

Duration: 18+ months

Must have experience with:

• DB2 V13 upgrade
• DSNZPARM recommendations and software deployment and backout considerations
• 10+ years of hands-on Db2 for z/OS engineering, administration, architecture, performance tuning, recovery, and production support experience in large enterprise Sysplex and data sharing environments
• Expert knowledge of Db2 for z/OS subsystem internals, including IRLM, DDF, EDM pools, buffer pools, logging, utilities, packages, plans, WLM interactions, and z/OS dependencies
• Demonstrated experience configuring, governing, and tuning DSNZPARM settings across development, test, and production environments
• Proven experience supporting Db2 data sharing groups, including group buffer pool strategy, coupling facility interactions, member balancing, lock contention analysis, restart/recovery behavior, high availability, and disaster recovery procedures
• Strong understanding of Db2 security architecture, including RACF integration, authentication, authorization, trusted contexts, privileged access controls, SECADM/SYSADM separation, audit traces, encryption, certificates, and secure remote connectivity
• Experience performing Db2 software lifecycle management, including SMP/E, PTF evaluation, RSU planning, APAR analysis, ++HOLDDATA review, vendor advisory assessment, maintenance windows, fallback planning, and deployment governance
• Ability to assess vulnerability findings, CVE applicability, security bulletins, patch exposure, configuration drift, exploitability, compensating controls, remediation complexity, and implementation risk for Db2 for z/OS environments
• Experience identifying software risk exposures, attack surface, control gaps, operational weaknesses, and remediation opportunities across Db2, z/OS, RACF, DDF, utilities, middleware interfaces, certificates, and automation tooling
• Knowledge of Db2 performance, locking, logging, DDF connectivity, utility execution, package access paths, subsystem contention, and production incident patterns
• Knowledge of z/OS functions relevant to Db2 operations, including APF, link list, LPA, RACF, WLM, SMS-managed datasets, JES, TCP/IP, and certificate management
• Experience developing internal tools and operational automation using JCL, REXX, Python, USS, Git, Jenkins, z/OSMF, Zowe APIs, or related mainframe DevOps tooling
• Ability to apply AI principles to Db2 operational telemetry, anomaly detection, trend forecasting, vulnerability correlation, risk prioritization, evidence summarization, and decision support
• Ability to partner with application, security, RACF, middleware, storage, and z/OS teams to define practical remediation strategies, validation evidence, configuration standards, and production readiness criteria
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including production of technical documentation, runbooks, implementation plans, validation evidence, technical risk summaries, governance materials, and executive-ready remediation recommendations

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Db2 for z/OS experience
• Expert knowledge of Db2 subsystem internals
• Strong understanding of Db2 security architecture
• Experience with Db2 software lifecycle management
• Ability to assess vulnerability findings
• Knowledge of z/OS functions relevant to Db2 operations
• Experience developing internal tools and automation
• Strong communication skills

Requirements

• Experience with DB2 V13 upgrade
• Experience with DSNZPARM recommendations
• Proven experience supporting Db2 data sharing groups
• Experience identifying software risk exposures
• Ability to apply AI principles to operational telemetry
• Ability to partner with various teams for remediation strategies

Benefits

• 100% Remote work
• Long-term contract (18+ months)