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Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator

COGENT DATA SOLUTIONS LLC
Austin, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 4/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2025

Position ID: 455-25-25765

Role: Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator

Location: Austin, Tx, (Remote)

Client Name: Railroad Commission of Texas


Job Qualitfications:

WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Administer mainframe application IMS databases.

o As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as well as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases.

▪ Proficient with using DBRC/RECONS and List reports

▪ Proficient with performing DBRC forward recoveries

▪ Experience with selecting points in time to do valid recoveries and performing actual database recoveries.

▪ Knowledgeable of IBM IMS utilities and familiar with vendor utilities.

▪ Create, modify and maintain IMS database descriptions.

▪ Add, remove and re-org database records as needed.

▪ Monitor and maintain IMS database performance.

• Application support issues that involve IMS databases.

o Assist application programmers on DBRC issues in the test environment

o Research and resolve DBRC related abends in the production environment

o Refresh Dev/Test databases with prod backup images as requested.

• Maintain Mainframe Operating Systems Administration

• Coordinate testing of mainframe software upgrades and Disaster Recovery plans with DCS vendor.

o Assist primary agency DCS contact with problem management and change management activities.

o Maintains knowledge of DCS vendor standards and reports agency system non-compliance to management.

o Coordinates the testing and deployment of mainframe software upgrades with DCS contractor.

o Reviews and tests mainframe disaster recovery plans with DCS contractor.

• Maintain and provide technical support for Mainframe Production Control and Support Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler.

• Support agency application development work by creating and maintaining procedures for use during application deployments; and creating and expanding application environments during development.

• Provide technical assistance to programmers and operations personnel for all problems and testing that involves mainframe operations.

• Provide after-hour support for nightly batch Mainframe schedule COBOL and JCL programs.


Mandatory Skills:

Minimum 8 years of experience with z/OS Systems platform.

Experience with mainframe application IMS database administration.

Experience with DBRC and forward recoveries.

Experience in basic z/OS utilities: TSO,SYSVIEW and/or SDSF, JSF, Basic IBM utilities IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEFBR14.

Experience with Batch and CICS Cobol, IMS programming and problem resolution.

Experience developing and troubleshooting complex JCL.

Experience with JCL, CICS, VSAM, and TSO.

Experience writing, analyzing, and debugging REXX programs in a z/OS environment.

Experience with IMS HAL databases.

Experience with IMS Catalog.

Working knowledge of Top Secret setup,administration, and reporting.

Experience maintaining mainframe printer assignments, including working knowledge of IPPrintway

Experience with ISPF panels, skeletons and REXX code

Experience with ISMF storage functions.

Working knowledge of batch SFTP and FTPS processing.

Working knowledge of Informatica Power Exchange software using mainframe datasets (IMS and VSAM) as either a source or target for change data capture

Experience with logically related application IMS databases

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