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Database Administrator
Location: Derby (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)
Contract: October 2026 - May 2027
Security Clearance: BPSS required to start. Active SC Clearance required due to data migration activities commencing in November 2026.
Rate: Competitive Market Rates
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DB2) to support a major enterprise technology transformation programme involving large-scale database migration, optimisation, and platform modernisation activities.
This is a hands-on role focused on DB2 administration, Oracle-to-DB2 migration, performance tuning, security, and operational support. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of critical database environments during a significant upgrade and migration programme.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Oracle-to-DB2 migration activities, ensuring smooth transition and minimal business disruption.
- Install, configure, administer, and support DB2 database environments.
- Refactor and migrate Oracle PL/SQL stored procedures for DB2 compatibility.
- Develop and execute database migration strategies, plans, and validation activities.
- Perform performance monitoring, tuning, and optimisation of DB2 environments.
- Design and manage database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Support database security, compliance, and governance requirements.
- Troubleshoot database issues and provide root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and project teams throughout migration and deployment activities.
- Ensure database standards, operational procedures, and documentation are maintained.
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience delivering Oracle-to-DB2 database migrations.
- Strong DB2 administration experience within enterprise environments.
- Experience with DB2 installation, configuration, and ongoing support.
- Strong performance tuning and optimisation skills.
- Experience planning and executing backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
- Expertise in database security, access controls, and compliance requirements.
- Experience converting or refactoring Oracle PL/SQL procedures for DB2 environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
- Experience supporting business-critical production database platforms.
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Desirable Skills
- Experience supporting IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) environments.
- Knowledge of large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.
- Experience working within highly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with automation and database deployment tooling.
- Experience supporting cloud-hosted or hybrid database environments.
Technical Environment
- IBM DB2
- Oracle Database
- PL/SQL
- Database Migration Tools
- Backup & Recovery Solutions
- Performance Monitoring & Tuning Tools
- Database Security & Compliance Frameworks
- Enterprise Application Platforms
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