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- Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years of professional experience in IMS for administration and systems programming support. CA and IBM tools for IMS a plus.
- Extensive experience with the following:
- Knowledge in best practices of software management, maintenance and documentation.
- Configure and manage IMS in a parallel sysplex environment.
- Develop innovation, strategies, processes and best practices in IMS systems programming.
- Troubleshooting and solving of IMS System and database issues.
- Evaluating change requests and determine impact to assigned clients.
- Troubleshooting and solving production database issues.
- Strong JCL 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, GSAM.
- Definition and use of LOGICAL databases: HALDB (partitioned): PHDAM, PHIDAM, ILDS, PSINDEX, etc.
- Knowledge of Fast Path databases (DEDBs).
- Database Design and related utilities.
- DBD source coding and DBDGEN.
- PSB source coding and PSBGEN.
- How databases are processed using secondary indexes (PROCSEQ=).
- Correct usage of PROCOPT= to minimize database locking.
- Understanding of path calls.
- Understanding of bi-directional logical relationships.
- Understanding and use of Data Set Groups.
- DR recovery of application objects.
- IMS commands related to ACB and FORMAT changes.
- Coding and usage of IMS reorganization utilities (including IBM, BMC, CA).
- Knowledge of log archive and change accumulation utilities.
- Identification and resolution of performance issues.
- Online tracing - Usage of IMS TRACE commands and associated utilities for spot monitoring of online program/transaction activity.
- A solid working knowledge of SMP/E and its role in the installation process.
- Solid understanding of IMS database structures.
- Understanding of IMS connect, MFS for IMS message formatting, Compression routines, Randomizers, Assembler, exits in the install process and IRLM in a data sharing environment.
- Extracting information from IMS logs.
- Using DBRC to monitor database activity.
- Fulfill customer service requests for mainframe z/OS customers in a timely manner as they pertain to IMS and related OEM software products.
- Provide primary support for reported problems related to IMS and related OEM software products.
- Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations.
- Follow ITSM change control procedures.
- Follow procedures for installing OEM software products efficiently and according to best practices and standards (for productivity/scalability purposes).
- Provide key support for customer migration services (new customer transitions) as they pertain to IMS and related OEM software products.
- Assist the assigned project manager in the migration of newly acquired customers such that all technical hurdles are addressed in a timely manner and do not impede the expected progress of the transition nor the targeted migration date.
- In joint cooperation with the Disaster Recovery Services, successfully execute tasks associated with any given customer’s disaster recovery plans.
- Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.
- ID: #49461348
- State: Illinois Downersgrove 60515 Downersgrove USA
- City: Downersgrove
- Salary: Depends on Experience
- Job type: Contract
- Showed: 2023-03-13
- Deadline: 2023-05-09
- Category: Et cetera