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Archer Daniels Midland

Position Summary The Corporate IDMS Subject Matter Expert SME) provides enterprise-wide leadership, governance, and technical expertise for the company's Inspection Data Management System (IDMS)

SmartIMS Inc.

Mainframe Programmer

Princeton, NJ · On-site

Experience with IBM OS/JCL (MVS) and IBM/DB2. Experience in conversions for IDMS/DC to CICS, IDMS to DB2. Experience in Usability Testing (participate with the users in the system testing of their ...

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8/11 Cobol Developer 85

Atlanta, GA · Remote

$51.50 - $69.50/hr

Mainframe, mvs cobol, jcl, idms/network, ca-ads, change man * Soft skills required: effective communication skills (written and oral), adaptability, flexibility, self-motivation, problem-solving ...

Dyno Nobel

PCMS Administrator

Cheyenne, WY · On-site

Manage IDMS and process inspection data from various plant inspection activities * Provide support for future inspection planning and scheduling * Support data cleansing, mapping, and validation of ...

Dyno Nobel

PCMS Administrator

Cheyenne, WY · On-site

Job Brief Responsible for managing and analyzing inspection data in the Integrated Database Management System (IDMS) and ensuring accurate and timely reporting of inspection results. Who We Are Dyno ...

Saxon Global

Cobol Developer

Quincy, MA · On-site

$52.75 - $71.50/hr

IDMS experience Cobol programming experience Experience with JCL, CICS and VSAM Nice to haves: Assembler experience Thanks! Qualifications IDMS experience Cobol programming experience Experience with ...

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An IDMS job typically involves working with Integrated Database Management System (IDMS), a network database management system used in mainframe environments. Professionals in this role are responsible for database design, development, maintenance, and performance tuning. They may also handle database security, backup, and recovery processes to ensure data integrity. Strong knowledge of COBOL, JCL, and SQL is often required for this role.

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To thrive as an IDMS (Integrated Data Management System) Specialist, you need strong expertise in database management, data modeling, and COBOL or mainframe programming, often backed by a degree in computer science or IT. Familiarity with CA IDMS, SQL, data migration tools, and mainframe environments is typically required, with certifications in database technologies being advantageous. Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective communication are valuable soft skills for collaborating with cross-functional technical teams. These skills are crucial to ensure high data integrity, smooth system operations, and successful implementation of data solutions in enterprise environments.

What does a typical day look like for an IDMS Specialist working in an enterprise IT environment?

A typical day for an IDMS Specialist involves maintaining and optimizing CA IDMS databases, performing data migrations, and ensuring data quality across applications. You may be responsible for troubleshooting performance issues, designing new database structures, and collaborating with application developers and business analysts to support new or existing projects. Regular meetings with IT teams to plan upgrades or resolve incidents are common, and you’ll often document database changes and best practices. The role combines independent analytical work with frequent teamwork, making communication and adaptability key aspects of the daily workflow.

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Senior Cobol Developer

Futran Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 6 hours ago

Job description

Role: Senior Cobol Developer
Location: Remote
Project description:
  • The project needs developers for apps refactoring or migration as part of an IDMS to DB2 conversion
  • Data migration will be done by a separate team, but the developers will be given cross reference information about to IDMS to DB2 conversion, to understand impact on apps
  • Conversion plan: ~750 IDMS records in our schema when the project started in 2018. We divided the schema up into 15 implementations. We are completing the design work and about to start coding the 13th of these implementations.
  • Each of the IDMS records/structures are reviewed and we determine how to provide the same functionality in DB2. We adhere to a set of design guardrails to simplify the code conversion

Responsibilities:
  • make sure program is still executing, if not set it up for removal
  • generate a "spec"/cross reference document
  • convert the program
  • the program should behave the same way it always did just use a different data source
  • smoke test in Q9 Clone environment
  • request and complete a peer and DBA walkthrough
  • unit test the program and document test results

Skills Must have:
  • Experience in COBOL programming, able to write/debug code
  • Knowledge of Assembler language
  • Familiar with tools like
  • ISPW, Eclipse, Topaz, Abend Aid, File Aid and Expedite
  • Basic Linux commands
  • log on, read log files, SFTP files, move data, etc.
  • C programming

Nice to have:
  • It is a plus to have experience: Expeditor, ISPW, File Aid
  • It is a plus to have Experience with IDMS

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