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Senior DB2 Database Administrator – AWS / RDS Cloud | Canada | Remote

Canada
Remote
Posted Sep 1, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

The role focuses on administering enterprise DB2 environments, performing performance tuning, and managing cloud migration initiatives to AWS. Additionally, the candidate will mentor existing DBAs to establish a strong 24/7 operational support team.

Job details

Blutic is seeking an experienced Senior IBM DB2 Database Administrator with 8 to 12 years of DB2 LUW experience and strong AWS Cloud expertise to support enterprise DB2 environments and cloud migration initiatives. The role will focus on DB2 administration, performance tuning, backup/recovery, HADR, migration, security, automation, and production support, while also mentoring and transferring knowledge to existing DBAs to build a strong 7x24 operational support team. This is a 100% remote, 6-month contract opportunity with potential for extension. The candidate must be available to work 8:00 AM–5:00 PM EST, with flexibility to provide on-call support as needed. Required Qualifications & Skills 8–12 years of IBM DB2 LUW DBA experience across Linux, UNIX, and/or Windows, with expertise in performance tuning, HADR, backup/recovery, HA/DR, SQL, and troubleshooting. 2–3+ years of AWS Cloud experience, including Amazon RDS for DB2, AWS EC2, and production cloud migration/cutover experience. Experience with DB2 migrations to AWS, including AWS DMS, IBM InfoSphere CDC, or native DB2 backup/restore. Hands-on experience with AWS EC2, RDS, S3, EBS, IAM, CloudWatch, VPC, and KMS. Strong Shell/Bash and/or Python scripting skills, with knowledge of database security, encryption, access management, and SSL/TLS. Experience with Kubernetes/Amazon EKS, DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a plus. Strong production support, communication, mentoring, documentation, and knowledge-transfer skills, with the ability to collaborate across global engineering and DevOps teams.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 8-12 years of IBM DB2 LUW experience and 2-3+ years of AWS Cloud expertise, specifically with RDS and EC2. Proficiency in scripting (Shell/Python) and experience with cloud migration tools is essential.