Job Description

**Role Summary:** Own L2 and L3-level operations for Unix DB2, Sybase within a highly regulated banking estate, ensuring availability, performance, security, audit readiness, and rapid recovery as per RTO/RPO.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide L2 and L3-level support for Unix DB2, Sybase in a mission-critical banking environment.

- Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, SWIFT, and local banking regulator requirements.

- Operate under ITIL processes (Incident/Change/Problem/Knowledge).

- Maintain high availability, performance, and security; participate in DR/BCP drills.

- Design/architect, capacity plan, and optimize Unix DB2, Sybase for large-scale banking workloads.

- Lead major incidents/war rooms; guide L1/L2; produce post-incident reports for auditors.

- Define standards, golden configurations, and automation (scripts/Infra-as-Code) to reduce toil.

- Roadmap planning, version upgrades, performance baselining, and DR strategy ownership.

**Required Tools & Technologies:**

- IBM DB2 tools (db2top, Data Studio), HADR; SAP ASE/Sybase tools (isql, sybcentral)

- AIX/Linux admin (LVM, PowerHA/Veritas Cluster)

- Backup utilities: TSM/Spectrum Protect, NetBackup

**Relevant Certifications:**

- IBM DB2 Certified Database Administrator; SAP ASE (Sybase) certifications

- Red Hat/IBM AIX admin (nice-to-have); ITIL Foundation

**Experience Requirements:**

- 5+ years in architecture, performance engineering, and major incident leadership.

**Soft Skills & Banking Behaviors:**

- Clear communication with operations, security, audit, and business stakeholders.

- Evidence-driven troubleshooting; strong documentation and runbook hygiene.

- Ownership mindset with 24x7 support readiness and on-call rotation participation.