Title: IMS DBA & System Programmer Consultant
Location: Moline, IL
Duration: 6 to 12 months
Interview: Phone and Skype
Job description:-
Engineering graduate from recognised university
Around 8-15+ years of experience in IT Industry across Mainframe Technologies in the area of IMS DBA
Tools - DeltaIMS, FileAid for IMS, IBM/BMC Utilities for IMS
Primary Skillsets IMS DBA IMS Database Object Design
Installing / Decommissioning / modifying IMS Databases / PSBs / ACBs Defining IMS DC Transactions Data Management Utilities - IBM/BMC viz. Unloads, Loads, Reorg, Check Utilities, Change Accumulation, Batch Backout
Database Backup and Recovery Capacity Management of IMS Databases
DBD / PSB / ACB Parameter Configuration Converting Database types for performance improvement
Optimizing Randomizing parameters for best performance Test environment management
Level 2 Troubleshooting of IMS Databases issues
Security Implementation for IMS using RACF IMS SYSTEMS
Engineer and execute the processes to upgrade and/or apply maintenance to releases / versions of IMS database system software, and associated third party products
Analyze and Maintain IMS database environment parameters
Design and management of all IMS Buffer pools
Analyse and Tune Randomizing parameters for performance improvement randomization
DR Exercise (Planning, Testing and Execution) for the IMS installation
Startup/Shutdown of IMS regions during IPL Log Dataset Management for IMS
Data Sharing implementation and Management for IMS
Managing IMS Transaction Manager Resources in a IMSplex env
DBRC Management for IMS
Consultant on IMS database applications architecture
Provide Level 3 support to troubleshoot/resolve system level and application problems with IMS Database technologies and associated Third Party products - coordinate escalation/intervention with vendor as necessary.
Monitor and troubleshoot IMS address spaces for any potential issues
Implement security strategy for IMS via RACF
Strategy Reviews
Scalability Analysis
Database Architecture design strategy
Planning Database maintenance window
Secondary Skillsets Assembler and REXX knowledge