Database Administrator DB2 - English speaking (REF4762Q)

Debrecen , Hungary
full-time Remote

TLDR

Provide critical infrastructure support for IBM DB2 environments, executing migration activities while optimizing performance and ensuring security compliance.

  • Provide infrastructure-level support for IBM DB2 environments (LUW).
  • Plan, design, and execute DB2 migration and upgrade activities across versions and platforms.
  • Assess and validate compatibility, dependencies, and risks for DB2 upgrade projects.
  • Collaborate with architecture, application, and system engineering teams to ensure smooth transitions with minimal downtime.
  • Implement DB2 patches, and security updates in alignment with vendor recommendations and customer standards.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure-related DB2 issues in development, test, and production environments.
  • Support performance tuning, capacity planning, and storage optimization during migrations.
  • Automate routine DB2 administrative and upgrade tasks using scripting (Shell, Python, Ansible, etc.).
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies, backup/recovery standards, and audit requirements.
  • Provide on-call.
  • Proven hands-on experience in DB2 migrations, version upgrades, and platform transitions.
  • Strong understanding of DB2 infrastructure components: storage, memory management, logging, HADR, clustering, and replication.
  • Experience with DB2 fix packs, patches, and OS compatibility considerations.
  • Cross-platform database expertise in PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle is a plus.
  • Solid knowledge of backup & recovery strategies.
  • Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills for complex DB2 infrastructure issues.
  • Ability to work in a multi-customer, multi-platform environment with global delivery models.

Join our international team to deliver exceptional service while working directly with German-speaking clients and global stakeholders.

* Please be informed that our remote working possibility is only available within Hungary due to European taxation regulation.

Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Telekom Group, offers a comprehensive range of IT and telecommunications services, focusing on connected living and working solutions. Serving hundreds of large customers across Europe, the company leverages its skilled workforce to build digital infrastructures that empower organizations to innovate and thrive.

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620 000 Ft – 1 190 000 Ft per year
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