Mainframe DB2 System Specialist
£50,000 to 67,000 GBP
Bonus
Hybrid WORKING
Location: Glasgow, Scotland - United Kingdom Type: Permanent
Mainframe DB2 System Specialist
Location: Greater Manchester or Glasgow (2 days per week on your closest site)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Up to £67,000 + Bonus
Sponsorship: Not available
The Opportunity
We're looking for a Mainframe DB2 System Specialist to join a high-performing engineering function supporting large-scale, mission-critical systems. You'll work on complex infrastructure platforms that operate at massive scale-bringing expertise, precision, and a passion for automation to keep environments resilient, secure, and future-ready.
This is an opportunity to work on systems processing billions of transactions, where performance, stability, and engineering excellence are essential.
What You'll Be Doing
Infrastructure Engineering Build, maintain, and optimise enterprise-grade infrastructure platforms
Select and implement technologies that maximise performance and efficiency
Incident Management Monitor infrastructure performance and proactively identify issues
Use data-driven approaches to reduce MTTR and improve reliability
Automation Automate repetitive tasks to reduce manual effort
Apply scripting and coding practices to drive operational efficiency
Security Implement secure configurations and protect systems from vulnerabilities
Ensure hardware, software, and data environments operate securely
Collaboration Work alongside engineers, architects, and product teams
Align infrastructure decisions with wider business objectives
Continuous Learning Stay current with industry trends, tooling, and best practices
Contribute to internal technology communities
What You'll Bring
Essential Strong experience installing, maintaining, and upgrading IBM DB2 and related tools (DB2 CA, DB2 Connect, Data Studio)
Solid knowledge of TSO, JCL, REXX, SQL and core mainframe OS tools
Several years of hands-on DB2 systems programming experience
Strong understanding of performance tuning and monitoring
Highly Valued Experience with DevOps tooling (VS Code, Db2 Developer Extensions)
Exposure to z/OSMF
Familiarity with Broadcom and IBM Db2 tools
Knowledge of Db2 internals and RACF security
Role Purpose
To ensure core infrastructure remains reliable, secure, and scalable. You'll apply strong engineering discipline, effective automation, and robust incident response to maintain high operational standards across essential systems and platforms.
Reference: AMC-AQU-MDBDB
Postcode: G1 3SL
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