Job description

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Your new role

• Administer and maintain IBM Db2 databases hosted on AWS RDS, ensuring high availability, security, and reliability.
• Configure and manage RDS instances, parameter groups, option groups, and storage configurations.
• Manage database provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle management across development, testing, and production environments.
• Implement and maintain backup, restore, snapshot, and disaster recovery strategies using AWS RDS capabilities.
• Ensure database security and compliance through IAM integration, encryption, and access controls.
• Support database upgrades, patching, and maintenance windows in alignment with AWS best practices.
• Monitor database performance using Amazon CloudWatch, Enhanced Monitoring, and database diagnostic tools.
• Analyse database metrics, logs, and performance indicators to proactively detect and resolve issues.
• Support database releases, migrations, and application deployments in cloud environments.
• Assist development teams with DB2/SQL performance tuning, stored procedures, and data access optimization.

What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive hands-on experience administering IBM Db2 databases in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Db2 architecture, storage structures, buffer pools, tablespaces, and indexing strategies.
• Experience with Db2 performance tuning, query optimization, and workload management.
• Experience managing Db2 on Linux/Unix/Windows (LUW) and/or Db2 on z/OS environments.
• Hands-on experience with cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS for Db2/SQL, Azure, or IBM Cloud.
• Familiarity with high availability and disaster recovery solutions including HADR, replication, backup and restore strategies.
• Experience in installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migrations of Db2/SQL environments.
• Expertise in backup/recovery procedures, database maintenance utilities, and capacity planning.

What you'll get in return

• Working in an organisation where they develop and grow careers.
• Flexible working arrangements, including 2-3 day per week in the office.

What you need to do now

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