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As an IBM Mainframe DB2 Specialist within the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team, you will manage, optimize, and support DB2 for z/OS environments powering critical enterprise applications. Your daily responsibilities include installing, configuring, and patching DB2 subsystems, performing schema management, and executing database design reviews. You will ensure high availability and security by managing backups, disaster recovery planning, and access controls. Key tasks involve SQL tuning, indexing strategies, and capacity planning while leading migration and version upgrade initiatives. You will utilize technologies including JCL, REXX, Python, TSO/ISPF, and tools like CA7, TWS, or Control-M. This role solves complex production issues and supports mainframe modernization initiatives, ensuring the reliability of business-critical workloads through proactive performance forecasting and automated DBA processes within a production environment.