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IMS DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR, AUSTIN, TX (REMOTE)

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Contract: 12 Months (3 Yrs Ext)

Deadline: 8/21/26

Job Description:

  • Administer mainframe application IMS databases.

  • 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.

  • Assist application programmers on DBRC issues in the test environment

  • Research and resolve DBRC related abends in the production environment

  • 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.

  • Assist primary agency DCS contact with problem management and change management

    activities.

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

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

  • 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.

Required Skills:

  • 7 Yrs of Experience with z/OS Systems platform

  • 5 Yrs of Experience with mainframe application IMS database administration

  • 5 Yrs of Experience with DBRC and forward recoveries

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

  • 5 Yrs of Experience with Batch and CICS Cobol, IMS programming and problem resolution

  • 5 Yrs of Experience developing and troubleshooting complex JCL

  • 5 Yrs of Experience with JCL, CICS, VSAM, and TSO

  • 2 Yrs of Experience writing, analyzing, and debugging REXX programs in a z/OS environment

  • 2 Yrs of Experience with IMS HAL databases

  • 2 Yrs of Experience with IMS Catalog

Preferred Skills:

  • 5 Yrs of Working knowledge of Top Secret setup, administration, and reporting

  • 2 Yrs of Experience maintaining mainframe printer assignments, including working knowledge of IP Printway

  • 3+ Yrs of Experience with ISPF panels, skeletons and REXX code

  • 3+ Yrs of 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

Kavitha K