I am looking for a Senior IMS Systems Programmer. 100% remote. Contract to hire, USC and GC only.
- 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.
- Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.
- 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.
- Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations.
- Follow ITSM change control procedures
- 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
- Reviewing new versions of IMS for functionality, advising how they benefit the client
- Vendor consultations for problems and questions
- 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
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