Mainframe IMS Application DBA
Location : Chandler, AZ Plano, TX Charlotte, NC Jersey City, NJ ( hybrid 3x/week)
We are seeking an experienced Mainframe IMS Application DBA (IMS DBA Analyst) to manage and support IMS database environments in a high-availability enterprise setting. This role is responsible for database design support, performance optimization, data integrity, and backup/recovery operations for mission-critical applications running on IBM z/OS.
* This role requires employees to live in or around the Phoenix, AZ area. You will be responsible to be onsite 3 days a week. We will consider candidates who are willing to relocate to the area.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years of DBA experience supporting IMS databases in a z/OS environment using Sysplexed Data Sharing. Must have knowledge of Full Function, Fast Path and HALDB databases using Secondary Indexing, Logical Relationships, Sparsing Routines (Assembler), Replication, Compression, Encryption. Database performance and tuning, Database monitoring and troubleshooting, Physical database design and build, Backup and recovery
- Strong experience with IBM z/OS environment
- Hands-on experience as IMS Application DBA (IMS DB)
- Experience with IMS utilities and DB maintenance activities
- Experience troubleshooting:
- Database abends (Uxxx, S0Cxx)
- Data corruption or integrity issues
- Familiarity with:
- JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, REXX
- Batch and online IMS environments (IMS DB/DC)
- IMS Database Administration Utilities, BMC utility and monitoring tools or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience integrating IMS with:
- DB2, CICS, MQ, and distributed systems
- Experience with performance tools (e.g., OMEGAMON, MainView)
- Exposure to IMS modernization (APIs, z/OS Connect)
- Knowledge of scripting/automation (REXX)
- Experience in large-scale IMS database migrations or consolidation
- Exposure to data replication or data integration solutions
- Experience in regulatory/compliance-driven environments (SOX, PCI, etc.)
- Management procedures and/or tools (ISPW, Service Now). Experience with VISIO a plus.
