The posting
Responsible for the availability, performance, security, andintegrity of the system’s production and non-production databases, primarilyIBM Db2 and PostgreSQL. Supports application teams, infrastructure teams, andvendors to ensure databases are stable, recoverable, and meet agreed SLAs.
Key Responsibilities:
Administration & Operations
Install, configure, upgrade, and patch Db2 and PostgreSQLinstances (on-premises, VM, or cloud, e.g. AWS RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL)
Monitor database health, capacity, and performance, and acton alerts
Manage users, roles, privileges, and access controls
Perform routine maintenance such as reorg, runstats, vacuum,reindexing, and storage management
Support L2/L3 incidents and problem management, includingroot cause analysis
Performance & Optimisation
Analyse and tune slow queries, indexes, execution plans, andconfiguration parameters
Work with developers on schema design, query optimisation,and data model changes
Plan capacity and recommend scaling or archiving strategies
Security & Compliance
Apply database hardening, encryption (at rest and intransit), and audit logging
Remediate database vulnerabilities and apply securitypatches per policy
Support audits and provide evidence for compliancerequirements
Change, Release & Migration
Review and execute database changes and deployments throughchange management
Support data migration, version upgrades, and cloudmigration activities
Maintain runbooks, standard operating procedures, anddatabase documentation
Vendor & Stakeholder Coordination
Coordinate with vendors (e.g. IBM) on support cases andlicensing
Report on database performance, availability, and capacityin service reviews
Qualifications:
Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or arelated field (or equivalent experience)
4-7 years of hands-on DBA experience in productionenvironments
Strong experience with both IBM Db2 (LUW) and PostgreSQL
Proven experience in backup and recovery, replication,HA/DR, and performance tuning
Experience with Linux (RHEL preferred) and shell scripting
Preferred certifications: IBM Certified DatabaseAdministrator (Db2), PostgreSQL certification (e.g. EDB), AWS CertifiedDatabase Specialty, ITIL 4 Foundation
Skills:
Strong SQL skills and database internals knowledge
Scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Ansible) for routinetasks
Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana,CloudWatch, pgAdmin, Db2 monitoring tools)
Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS) and containerisedenvironments
Familiarity with ITSM tools (e.g. ServiceNow) and changemanagement processes
Strong troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, andclear communication
Calm and effective under pressure during incidents



