# DB2 System DBA – Mainframe

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Db2 System DBA / Systems Programmer to support our large-scale, 24x7 production environment. You will install, upgrade, migrate, and tune Db2 for z/OS (v12 and v13), manage the Db2 tooling stack, and play a key role in migrating third-party Db2 tools to their IBM equivalents. Key Responsibilities System DBA Install, upgrade, migrate, consolidate, and configure Db2 systems, services, settings, and storage in line with standards and project or operational requirements. Maintain installation and configuration procedures. Lead the migration of CA Db2 tools to IBM Db2 tools: Log Analysis, Db2 Administration Tool, Db2 Query Monitor, OMEGAMON for Db2, High Performance Unload, and Sort products (Db2 Sort / Syncsort). Convert CA Log Analyzer report jobs to IBM Db2 Log Analysis Tool report jobs. Support incident management: respond to alerts, perform root cause analysis, repair and recover from hardware or software failures, and take part in the 24x7x365 on-call rota. Coordinate and communicate with application support and the Technical Operations Centre during incidents. Maintenance Apply database patches and upgrades regularly and upgr

- **Id**: 3812117
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cognizant-db2-system-dba-mainframe>
- **Role**: Enterprise Apps
- **Role family**: Enterprise Apps
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: board_field
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Melbourne, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T05:31:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T10:27:24Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2400
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: IT Consulting & Digital Transformation, IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams, Engineering Services, Cloud Consulting & Migration

## Company

- **Id**: 85
- **Name**: Cognizant
- **Domain**: cognizant.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cognizant>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Cognizant Careers

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 178
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.489
- **Repost share**: 0.056
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 23
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **Db2** — Optional: no
- **Incident Management** — Optional: no
- **Syncsort** — Optional: no
- **COBOL** — Optional: yes
- **ITIL** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Australia** — Iso: AU; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T14:56:02Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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