DB2 DBA

About Persistent:

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 21 sequential quarters of growth with $389.7M in Q1 FY26 revenue, up 3.9% Q-o-Q and 18.8% Y-o-Y growth. Our 25,000+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been named the fastest-growing Indian IT services brand in the “Brand Finance India 100” 2025 report. We were also cited as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ 2025 for Digital Engineering Services 2025 and the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Application Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025

About Position and details:

• Role: DB2 DBA
• Location: Harbour Exchange Square, London
• Mode: Hybrid (2 to 3 days to office)
• Experience: 6 to 15 years
• Job Type: Permanent role

Job purpose:

• Provide 2nd line operational support for internal Middleware, DB2 and Oracle database infrastructure and systems in the company’s 24x7 hosted environment. Work closely with other support teams to ensure that the database environments are fully supported and maintained in order to meet the needs of the business.

Essential

• Production operational support experience for IBM DB2 (11.1/11.5) within and enterprise Linux/AIX environment.
• Must have an understanding of database disaster recovery/high availability technologies including DB2 HADR, QREP.
• Experience of supporting AWS RDS databases.
• Ability to plan and implement technical changes without unexpected disruption to the service and with some oversight.
• Ability to write Korn/awk shell / Python scripts for database maintenance and monitoring.
• Database performance tuning for bufferpools, indexes, access plan optimization.
• Experience of providing production support activities for business-critical databases/applications.
• Good documentation and technical writing skills.
• Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in working with ITIL ticket systems such as Service Now and an understanding of priorities and SLA’s.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with other operational support teams in to support the service.
• Experience of providing cross training on technologies and operational processes to colleagues
• Have excellent time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of ITIL framework (understanding of Incident, Problem, Change)

Operational

• Provide operational support for the IBM DB2 Server and Oracle database environments. Responsibilities include database backup/restores, daily checks, maintenance tasks and building new database instances and applying service packs. Manage and escalate problems as appropriate.
• Investigate defects or problems, work with internal Development team and external vendors to identify solutions and support any fixes that are required as part of service improvement.
• Provide support for database and InfoSphere QREP recovery exercises.
• Follow the Change Management procedure and other standard practices in installing, configuring and supporting databases and related items in Test and Production environments.
• Ensure that the BAU Service is prioritized and all faults, incidents and problems are responded to in an efficient manner without negatively impacting SLAs and reporting metrics in place.
• IBM DB2 Performance tuning analysis and alerting.
• Work with Security Analysts to support DB2 security policies.
• Install, upgrade or maintain software at a time when the impact to the business is minimized.
• Execute the failover for the database and application services as required. Participate in regular Disaster Recovery testing activities.
• Create, maintain and review operational process and support documentation.
• Provide 24/7 on-call cover on a rotational shift basis.
• Participate in planned weekend work as required.

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

· Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally

· Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies

· Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core

· Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.