Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Morgan Stanley is a global leader in financial services, known for its innovation and commitment to clients and communities. They are seeking a Database Administrator to join their DB2 for z/OS team, responsible for optimizing database performance and supporting enterprise-level solutions.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement strategies to optimize the performance, availability, and reliability of infrastructure systems
- Collaborate with other technology teams to drive automation initiatives and improve operational efficiency
- Define and enforce best practices for incident management, problem resolution, and change management processes
- Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to enhance the infrastructure monitoring and management capabilities
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers to foster their professional growth and development
- Create and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity
- Act as a key stakeholder in planning and executing disaster recovery and business continuity exercises to mitigate risks and ensure resilience of infrastructure systems
- Participate in off-hours on-call support as required
Skills
- Proven track record of designing and implementing complex data solutions
- Minimum of 7 years' experience administering DB2 for z/OS databases in an enterprise environment
- Proficiency with DB2 for z/OS, version 12 or higher - preferred Db2 for z/OS v13
- Proficiency with the Broadcom Database Tools Suite
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-terabyte databases and supporting high-throughput OLTP applications
- Expertise in DB2 data sharing environments
- Strong understanding of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Advanced skills in logical and physical database design
- Proven ability in application performance tuning, including complex SQL optimization
- Extensive experience with Mainframe JCL and REXX scripting
- In-depth knowledge of DB2 DDL, utilities, security, and maintenance processes
- Experience with modern development tooling including VSCode, Python, Git, and exposure to Artificial Intelligence
Benefits
- Commission earnings
- Incentive compensation
- Discretionary bonuses
- Other short and long-term incentive packages
- Other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs
- Annual discretionary incentive compensation award
- Participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component
- Medical
- Prescription Drug
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Day Care Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability and Other Insurance Plans
- Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually)
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 401(k)
- Short/Long Term Disability
- Other special perks reserved for our employees
Company Overview
Morgan Stanley is a financial services institution that delivers capital management, investment banking, and advisory solutions. It was founded in 1935, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.morganstanley.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Morgan Stanley has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 21 in 2026, 220 in 2025, 190 in 2024, 173 in 2023, 153 in 2022, 165 in 2021, 173 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.