Senior Database Administrator (DBA) – IBM Db2 (UDB)

• *Location**

Gurugram/Noida/Hyderabad, India (Hybrid)

• *Experience**

8–12 years

• *Role Summary**

We are looking for a Senior DBA – IBM Db2 (UDB) with hands on experience in **AWS RDS environments** to provide end\-to\-end database operations support for enterprise\-critical systems. The role involves ensuring high availability, performance, security, and compliance of Db2 databases along with managing cloud\-based database services(AWS RDS). Strong understanding of **cloud\-native database operations** is essential.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• *Db2 (UDB) Core Responsibilities**

• Provide operational support for IBM Db2 UDB databases (Prod \& Non\-Prod)
• Perform Db2 installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching
• Monitor performance, capacity, and availability; proactively resolve issues
• Manage backup, restore, recovery, and DR readiness (including HADR)
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
• Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance adherence

• *AWS RDS Responsibilities**

• Manage and support **AWS RDS instances (provisioning, configuration, patching, and upgrades)**
• Monitor RDS performance using **CloudWatch, Enhanced Monitoring, and Performance Insights**
• Handle **RDS backups, snapshots, point\-in\-time recovery, and cross\-region replication**
• Implement and support **high availability (Multi\-AZ) and disaster recovery strategies** in RDS
• Optimize database performance in RDS (parameter groups, indexing strategies, query tuning)
• Manage **RDS security configurations** (IAM roles, security groups, encryption, auditing)
• Support **troubleshooting and incident resolution** for RDS instances
• Work on **cost optimization and right\-sizing of RDS resources**

• *Required Skills \& Qualifications**

• Strong hands\-on experience with **IBM Db2 UDB administration**
• Proven experience managing **AWS RDS environments (any engine: Db2 on EC2, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)**
• Experience in **production DBA operations in high availability environments**
• Strong knowledge of **HA/DR concepts (HADR, Multi\-AZ, backups, failover mechanisms)**
• Solid understanding of **performance tuning (on\-prem \+ cloud)**
• Experience in **data masking and data archiving** solutions
• Proficiency with **Linux/Unix systems**
• Hands\-on scripting experience ( **Shell, Python, or similar** )

• *Nice to Have**

• Experience in **regulated industries (banking/financial services)**
• Exposure to **hybrid environments (on\-prem Db2 \+ cloud RDS)**
• AWS certifications (e.g., **AWS Certified Database Specialty / Solutions Architect** )
• Experience with **multiple database platforms**