IMS System Programmer:
Resource must have at least 5-10 years hands on experience in Mainframe IMS v13, 14, 15 on z/OS Database.
IMS System Programmer is responsible for providing day to day support for Incident, problem and change tickets and/or project tasks for Mainframe server support operations around the Information Management System (IMS) Database/Data Communications (DBDC) infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Experience with IMS system software and related program products software. installation, migrations, customization and maintenance.
- Must have experience with SMP/E maintenance utility, DBMS security interfaces, familiar with DBMS connection interfaces to other subsystems (DB2/CICS/etc) and
network VTAM/IP functionality.
- Plan and perform Health Checks and Analysis
- Very good knowledge of IMS database organization
- Performance analysis & tuning for DBMS subsystems
- IMS Monitoring Tool- Proficient- Required Monitoring tool
- Proficient in JCL, TSO/SDSF/JES2/SYSVIEW/SMP/E
- Ability to debug & diagnose DBMS system and utility software
- Requires IMS Sysplex experience & data sharing expertise
- Various types of IMS restarts (COLD/WARM/ERE).
- Plan and perform DR (Disaster Recovery)
- Knowledge about IMS SYSGEN process - Defining/Adding Transactions and Programs to the IMS system.
- Knowledge of IMS Controls Blocks (DBDs, PSBs, ACBs).
- Knowledge of IMS Database Recovery Control (DBRC) concepts and RECON datasets
- Sound knowledge about IMS Logging - OLDS; SLDS; WADS;RLDS
Good understanding of Incident, Asset, Problem and Change Management (ITIL)