REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
The IDMS DBA role has four major attributes: Database deployment and administration leadership, project management skills, people skills, and domain knowledge in enterprise class application development projects. Consultant must display excellence in all areas.
15+ years of experience with IDMS deployment and operations in a z/OS environment on a z-series IBM mainframe computer.
10+ years of experience with IDMS SQL option. Be able to create and support IDMS databases that are deployed using the relational model with SQL syntax. Understand the implementation of SQL access to native IDMS databases.
15+ years of experience with deployment of IDMS security, including security of ADS/O application structures, IDD and relational database objects.
15+ years of experience with application programming for the IDMS database, both native and SQL, using the COBOL and ADS/O programming languages.
12+ years of experience with IBM High Level Assembler on the z/OS operating system.
10+ years of experience with IDMS Perfmon online monitoring and report generation.
Additional Skills:
Understanding of IT development and implementation projects.
Project planning experience, including effort estimation on technical tasks and resource allocation.
Strong written and oral communications skills, including the ability to give presentations to project management.
Impeccable integrity. This project will have very high visibility and will impact significant expenditures of public funds. Consultant must be confident with their abilities to make correct decisions and the courage to speak out when necessary.
Willingness and ability to effectively engage with people and organizations on a continuous basis.
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
RACF security knowledge.
Knowledge of application change management.
Healthcare industry experience and/or experience managing PHI/PII data
Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) experience
Medicaid operations experience.
Public sector experience is a plus.
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field or equivalent work experience. Masters degree is desirable.