DB2 DBA with OpenShift

Onsite - Charlotte, NC/Raleigh, NC/Atlanta,GA/Remote ok

Contract W2

What are the top skills required for this role?
DB2 LUW
OpenShift




Job Description/ Responsibilities
Experience
9+ years of overall experience in Database Administration with strong expertise in IBM DB2 LUW, Linux Administration, and OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms.




Job Summary
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.








Key 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.




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)




Education
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.