[Hiring] DB2 Database Administrator – DBA at Softthink Solutions
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Date PostedAugust 18, 2026
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Softthink Solutions
Job Description
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced IBM DB2 Database Administrator (DBA) to administer, maintain, secure, optimize, and support enterprise DB2 database environments for a large manufacturing organization.
The DBA will be responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, reliability, security, backup and recovery, and operational stability across development, test, QA, and production environments.
We are seeking an experienced IBM DB2 Database Administrator (DBA) to administer, maintain, secure, optimize, and support enterprise DB2 database environments for a large manufacturing organization.
The DBA will be responsible for ensuring database availability, performance, reliability, security, backup and recovery, and operational stability across development, test, QA, and production environments.
Key Responsibilities
· Install, configure, administer, patch, upgrade, and maintain IBM DB2 databases.
· Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, and resource utilization.
· Perform database and SQL performance tuning.
· Analyze SQL execution plans and identify performance bottlenecks.
· Optimize tables, indexes, queries, memory, storage, and database configurations.
· Implement and manage database backup and recovery procedures.
· Perform database restoration and recovery when required.
· Design and maintain high-availability and disaster-recovery configurations.
· Perform database capacity planning and storage management.
· Manage database users, roles, privileges, and access controls.
· Implement database security, encryption, and auditing requirements.
· Monitor database logs, jobs, utilities, and scheduled processes.
· Troubleshoot database failures, locking, deadlocks, connectivity, and performance issues.
· Perform root-cause analysis of production database incidents.
· Support database migrations, upgrades, refreshes, and environment cloning.
· Develop scripts and utilities to automate routine DBA activities.
· Support application releases and production deployments from a database perspective.
· Maintain database configuration documentation, SOPs, recovery procedures, and operational runbooks.
· Participate in production incident, change, and problem-management processes.
Required Qualifications
· 10+ years of hands-on IBM DB2 DBA experience.
· Strong experience with DB2 LUW administration.
· Strong SQL skills.
· Strong experience with database performance tuning.
· Experience with DB2 backup and recovery.
· Experience with high availability and disaster recovery.
· Experience with database security, access control, and auditing.
· Strong Linux/Unix skills.
· Experience supporting large enterprise production databases.
· Strong troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
· Experience with database monitoring and performance-management tools.
Preferred certification.
· IBM DB2 certification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
This is a remote position.
Compensation: $45.00 – $55.00 per hour
Mission Statement
Softthink Solutions’ mission is to drive continuous innovation in IT services by prioritizing product development and implementing trustworthy computing practices. Our focus on secure and reliable product delivery is backed by sound business practices and a commitment to the long-term satisfaction of our clients in every project, regardless of its size or complexity.
Through our innovative solutions and dedicated team of experts, we strive to exceed our clients’ expectations and set the standard for excellence in the IT industry.
Vision Statement
At Softthink Solutions, our vision is to be a trusted partner for our clients, empowering them to bring their ideas to life in the most efficient and effective manner possible. We are committed to using established best practices, industry-standard processes, and cutting-edge technology to deliver top-notch solutions that exceed expectations.
Our goal is to be recognized as leaders in the industry for our innovative, reliable, and secure IT services and solutions, and to drive the success of our clients through every project we undertake.
Careers
STSI is an independent US-based Software services and consulting partner with a primary focus on long-term relationships with both clients and team members.
STSI offers team members cutting-edge technology, training, and career guidance to expand and grow their skill sets and bring maximum value to our clients.
STSI is constantly reviewing and expanding its people strength and strives to optimally match client needs to team member talents. We are a people-oriented company seeking the best and brightest to join our team. We work with a variety of employment statuses – from citizens to permanent residents to H1B and EAD immigrants. We have openings for entry level as well as senior positions across a variety of specializations with active in-house and client projects.
In an industry that’s constantly reinventing itself, STSI challenges its team members and consultants with engagements that involve specialized services and advanced IT solutions – applying agile development principles, methodical planning, creative thinking, and continuous learning. A dynamic environment keeps our team members ahead of the curve by providing:
- Opportunities to work with leading multinational clients.
- A comprehensive portfolio of solutions that span leading-edge technologies from Enterprise Architecture to Business Intelligence to Quality Assurance
- Established methodologies, processes, and mentoring to maximize efficacy and efficiency.
- A growing R&D division continually exploring and pioneering the latest technological developments in a variety of disciplines.
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