IMS Systems Programmer

Overview

Remote
Up to $100
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Systems Programming; DB2
IMS; z/OS
SMP/E

Job Details

Job description

The DB2/IMS Systems Programmer is a senior-level systems programmer who provides software and operational support for all production and test/development DB2 and IMS mainframe database environments.  This will involve installation, maintenance, configuration, and tuning of all DBMS and database-related software products.  He/She works in a DB2 data-sharing environment supporting several production and test/development subsystems and tools. 

 

The DB2/IMS Systems Programmer must possess the ability to communicate his/her knowledge effectively to application DBAs, management, and other technical teams (i.e. CICS, communications, security/RACF, MVS, storage), as well as be able to interface with vendors on software usage and problem analysis.

Desired Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience

 

Experience:

  • Minimum 10 years as mainframe Systems Programmer
  • Minimum 5 years as a DB2 for z/OS Subsystem Administrator
  • Minimum 5 years as an IMS Database Administrator

Knowledge:

  • Strong z/OS experience from a systems programming perspective.
  • Software installation/maintenance best practices using SMP/E.
  • Ability to quick help diagnose technical issues and respond rapidly to vendor requests for supporting documentation/traces/dumps.
  • In-depth understanding of access path selection and the DB2 optimizer.

Competencies/Skills:

  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • DBD/PSB/ACB/database changes in an IMS/CICS DBCTL/DBRC environment.
  • Must be flexible and able to work in a team environment or alone with same degree of integrity and professionalism throughout
  • DB2 for z/OS v9/v10
  • Buffer/EDM pool monitoring/tuning
  • Data sharing, DDF, onsite recovery, business continuity planning
  • DB2 subsystem and application performance analysis
  • Performance monitoring, reporting, tuning – DB2PM and Tivoli Omegamon
  • Experience with any of the following would be a plus:
  • BAL
  • Infosphere Replication Server (aka Data Propagator)
  • DB2 for LUW
  • DB2 Query Monitor
  • BMC database tools – Catalog Mgr, Change Mgr, Log Master, Mainview    
  • Compuware File-Aid tools – DB2, IMS, RDX, DS