Mainframe IMS DB Tools Specialist
Job in
Town of Texas, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
Listed on 2026-10-14
Listing for:
TechDigital Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-14
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Database Administrator, IT Consultant, Systems Analyst, Technical Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Core Technical
Skills:
- Install, configure and manage IMS in a parallel sysplex environment
- Install, configure and manage IBM IMS Tools
- IMS systems programming
- Establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance and utilization
- Reviewing new versions of IMS for functionality, advising how they benefit the client
- Evaluating change requests and determine impact to assigned clients
- Vendor consultations for problems and questions
- DR recovery of application objects
- Lead and execute complex migrations to IBM IMS Tools from 3rd party products
- Develop a project plan with defined phases (Planning, Conversion, Implementation, Cutover) and timelines, ensuring alignment with client objectives and internal best practices
- Conduct customer training sessions and develop presentation materials for IMS Tools and migration processes
Skills:
- Database Administration
Knowledge of IMS database organization using access methods of VSAM and OSAM
Full function database organization types
HSAM, HISAM, SHISAM, HDAM, HIDAM, INDEX, Department
Definition and use of LOGICAL databases
HALDB (partitioned): PHDAM, PHIDAM, ILDS, PSINDEX, etc.
Fast Path databases (DEDBs)
Database Design and related utilities
DBD source coding and DBDGEN
PSBGEN source coding and PSBGEN
How databases are processed using secondary indexes (PROCSEQ=)
Correct usage of PROCOPT= to minimize database locking
ACBGEN
Online Change
IMS Catalog and IMS Management of ACBs
Database monitoring
Space management
Database dataset space reporting for proactive outage avoidance.
How to immediately fix an out of space condition for a VSAM database dataset
Skills:
- BMC IMS Tools experience
- Broadcom IMS Tools experience
- Z/OS scheduling expertise
- IMS DBA experience
- Troubleshooting and solving production database issues
- Install, configure and manage IMS in a parallel sysplex environment
- Install, configure and manage IBM IMS Tools
- IMS systems programming
- Establishing policies and procedures pertaining to database management, DR, security, maintenance and utilization
- DR recovery of application objects
- Lead and execute complex migrations to IBM IMS Tools from 3rd party products
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