Mainframe Datacom Database Engineer, Spanish Speaking Preferred

🕒 September 1

🌐 Colombia, United Kingdom – Remote

🇨🇴 Colombia – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £399 / day

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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HelloKindred

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201 - 500 employees

💼 Consulting

🎯 Recruiter

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Recruitment • Marketing

HelloKindred is a global provider of marketing, creative, and digital talent, offering services that include both short and long-term contracts as well as direct hires. The company specializes in connecting businesses with creative and innovative talent through its vast pool of skilled professionals. HelloKindred emphasizes efficiency and cost-effectiveness in scaling global marketing efforts, offering both onshore and offshore services that enhance teams with design, content creation, and digital assets. By understanding client needs and fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, HelloKindred delivers exceptional results through flexible staffing solutions tailored to modern business challenges.

📋 Description

• Administer and maintain Broadcom Datacom databases within a z/OS environment • Perform database provisioning, configuration, monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning • Execute database backup, recovery, reorganisation, and maintenance activities using Datacom utilities • Monitor database availability and resolve performance and operational issues • Support incident, problem, and change management processes • Ensure database resilience, integrity, and regulatory compliance • Support IBM z/OS infrastructure and associated mainframe technologies • Analyse system and application performance using monitoring and diagnostic tools • Participate in disaster recovery testing and business continuity exercises • Collaborate on upgrades, patches, and platform improvements • Support Datacom-based COBOL and other mainframe applications • Assist with database design, access path optimisation, and query performance • Support application releases into testing and production • Troubleshoot application and database incidents across the software development lifecycle • Contribute to code reviews and technical design discussions • Integrate Datacom environments into modern engineering toolchains • Support API enablement, automation, CI/CD adoption, and DevOps practices • Improve operational efficiency through scripting and automation • Contribute to cloud connectivity, application transformation, and mainframe modernisation initiatives • Maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures

🎯 Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience supporting Broadcom Datacom (CA Datacom) databases • Knowledge of Datacom architecture, utilities, database structures, and performance tuning • Experience with database backup, recovery, reorganisation, and capacity management • Understanding of database security, access control, and audit requirements • Extensive experience in IBM z/OS environments • Strong working knowledge of JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, CICS, VSAM, RACF, and mainframe batch processing • Familiarity with system monitoring and diagnostic tools • Experience supporting applications developed in COBOL • Good understanding of relational database concepts and data modelling • Knowledge of software development lifecycle and change management processes • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills • Ability to analyse complex technical issues and provide sustainable solutions • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills • Experience working within large, enterprise-scale financial services or highly regulated environments • Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing capabilities • Fluent or professional working proficiency in Spanish preferred • Knowledge of banking, payments, or financial services sector preferred • Experience with DevOps tooling and automation frameworks preferred • Exposure to modern API integration and application modernisation initiatives preferred • Experience with Agile delivery methodologies preferred • Familiarity with Git, Jenkins, Ansible, UrbanCode, or similar tools preferred • Understanding of hybrid cloud and distributed platform integration with mainframe environments preferred • Broadcom Datacom certifications or equivalent practical experience preferred • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience • Relevant Mainframe, IBM Z, Broadcom Datacom, or database certifications desirable • BPSS eligibility • Must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without employer sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work setup • Potential contract extension • Inclusive and fair hiring practices • Equal opportunity employment