This role is responsible for the reliability, performance, and availability of Fidelity’s mission-critical Mainframe Db2 z/OS database platforms supporting high-volume brokerage and trading applications.
As a DBA you will play a hands-on, senior technical role supporting day-to-day database administration operations while also influencing database architecture, replication strategy, and platform modernization.
Key Responsibilities
· Support and maintain large-scale Db2 databases on z/OS for business-critical trading and brokerage applications
· Design, configure, and maintain low-latency data replication using IBM IIDR (Q Rep / CDC) in Active-Active and Active-Passive architectures
· Perform proactive performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal response times and system stability
· Lead troubleshooting and rapid resolution of complex, time-sensitive production issues with a strong sense of ownership and attention to detail
· Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24x7 production support for critical database platforms
· Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure partners, and vendors to deliver resilient, scalable database solutions
The Expertise and Skills You BringRequired Qualifications
· Extensive hands-on experience managing large, complex mainframe Db2 z/OS database environments
· Deep expertise with IBM IIDR replication technologies (Q Rep / CDC), including setup, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting
· Strong skills in Db2 utilities, SQL, JCL, and working knowledge of COBOL application interactions
· Proven experience supporting mission-critical production systems with strict SLAs
· Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across applications, infrastructure, and vendor teams
Preferred / Nice to Have
· Experience integrating mainframe data platforms with distributed databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and CockroachDB
· Exposure to Kafka and event-driven or streaming data architectures
· Familiarity with hybrid environments spanning on-prem and AWS cloud
· Experience contributing to platform modernization, automation, or resiliency initiatives.
The TeamThe Mainframe DBA team manages Fidelity Brokerage’s Db2 z/OS database platform and its integration with distributed and cloud-based data ecosystems.
The team is responsible for the full database lifecycle — from physical design and replication strategy through deployment, performance optimization, capacity planning, upgrades, patching, and access/security management. We work closely with application partners and enterprise technology teams to ensure Fidelity’s core trading platforms remain highly available, scalable, and resilient.
Certifications:Category:Information TechnologyPlease be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Skills Required
- Extensive hands-on experience managing large, complex mainframe Db2 z/OS database environments
- Deep expertise with IBM IIDR replication technologies (Q Rep / CDC)
- Strong skills in Db2 utilities, SQL, JCL, and working knowledge of COBOL application interactions
- Proven experience supporting mission-critical production systems with strict SLAs
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively across applications, infrastructure, and vendor teams
- Experience integrating mainframe data platforms with distributed databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and CockroachDB
- Exposure to Kafka and event-driven or streaming data architectures
- Familiarity with hybrid environments spanning on-prem and AWS cloud
- Experience contributing to platform modernization, automation, or resiliency initiatives
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
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What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
