What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe IMS Database Administrator position at ASSYST?
ASSYST is currently seeking a highly skilled Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator to join the Railroad Commission of Texas. This role requires expertise in managing, maintaining, and supporting IMS databases within a z/OS environment.
Job Title: Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator
Duration: 5 Months Contract
IMPORTANT: This position is for a hands-on Application IMS DBA, not for a DB2 DBA.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to mainframe IMS application teams.
- Ensure high availability of IMS databases across development, acceptance, and production environments.
- Conduct performance monitoring, tuning, backup, and recovery of IMS databases.
- Perform routine system administration functions, including security and performance monitoring.
- Support processes and coordinate mainframe operations within the State’s Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS).
- Collaborate with various teams such as Network Administration, Customer Support, and Application Development.
- Assist with testing mainframe software upgrades and disaster recovery plans.
- Maintain production control and job scheduling on the mainframe.
- Provide after-hours support for batch mainframe schedules involving COBOL and JCL programs.
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience with z/OS Systems platform.
- Strong expertise in mainframe IMS database administration, including DBRC and forward recoveries.
- Proficiency in z/OS utilities: TSO, SYSVIEW, SDSF, and IBM utilities (IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEFBR14).
- Experience with Batch and CICS COBOL, IMS programming, and problem resolution.
- Skilled in developing and troubleshooting complex JCL.
- Proficiency in JCL, CICS, VSAM, and TSO.
- Experience writing, analyzing, and debugging REXX programs in a z/OS environment.
- Knowledge of IMS HAL databases and IMS Catalog.
- Familiarity with Top Secret setup, administration, and reporting.
- Experience maintaining mainframe printer assignments, including IPPrintway.
- Experience working with ISPF panels, skeletons, and REXX code.
- Knowledge of ISMF storage functions and batch SFTP/FTPS processing.
- Working experience with Informatica Power Exchange software.
- Expertise in logically related application IMS databases.
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.
