MF - IMS Engineer

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IMS Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in remote access to IMS-Transaction Manager (IMS-TM) and IMS-Database (IMS-DB), with hands-on experience using the RYO “Roll-Your-Own” remote library to connect C applications to IMS-DB. Additionally, this role requires practical experience with IMS Connect. A strong understanding of COBOL, Python, and Linux is essential for success in this position. The selected candidate will also serve as a thought leader, driving innovation and shaping the direction of our IMS technologies.

Job specifics/responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain solutions for accessing IMS-TM and IMS-DB remotely, ensuring secure and efficient communication.
• Assist in creating a new RYO “Roll-Your-Own” remote library to integrate C applications with IMS-DB effectively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze business requirements and implement robust IMS solutions.
• Develop, test, and debug high-quality COBOL and Python applications for interfacing with IMS systems.
• Optimize database queries and transaction workflows to enhance system performance and reliability.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to IMS systems, remote connectivity, Linux-based environments, and IMS Connect.
• Document technical specifications, architecture, and procedures for maintaining IMS solutions.
• Act as a thought leader within the organization, introducing innovative solutions and strategies to improve IMS systems and processes.

Key deliverables/accountabilities:

• Cataloguing different out of the box ways to remotely connect to IMS
  • Create reference / sample implementation for others to use a base patter
  • The samples will include both Batch and real-time processing
• Work the team to create automated scripts
  • to enable remote access to IMS
  • To create a generic API service layer for remote access
• Work with the team to improve interoperability between IMS and DB2
• Implement automation according to technical plan, cost and timeframe
  • Might also include architect tasks as required by project
• Customer Satisfaction
• Deliver on commitments

Working relationships:

Education (degree) and professional experience required:

• Degree in computer science, information  technology,  information  systems or electrical engineering  or equivalent 
• At least 3 years’ experience in an advanced support role or equivalent
• Customer facing experience

Other requirements:

• Fluent in written and spoken English language

Personal skills and qualities:

• Self-motivated individual, able to work independently, in coordination with a team
• Able to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to translate customer, business and functional requirements
• Excellent customer, telephone, oral and written communications skills
• Analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Time management skills and working with tough deadlines

Technical skills (procedures and documents the employee has to be acquainted with):

• Essential
  • z/OS, JCL, etc. mainframe skill
  • Several years of ITO operational and/or engineering experience
  • Ansible, Terraform, COBOL development relevant experience
  • DXC Operations Orchestration development relevant experience
  • Being able to author and deploy automated workflows
  • XML knowledge
  • Working knowledge of platforms (Wintel, Linux and Virtualization), networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS) and database environments
  • Excellent understanding of DXC ITSM/ITIL framework and processes
  • Proficient knowledge of DXC workflow tools
  • MS Office
• Desirable
  • Understanding of DXC Server hardware and datacenter concepts
  • Understanding of ES standards
  • Experience with one or more of the following: Java, Python, Windows PowerShell, Perl, Linux Shell, SQL scripting, VBScript
  • Working knowledge of platforms (Wintel, Linux and Virtualization), networking components (TCP/IP, DNS, and VLAN) and database environments
  • Understanding of storage and backup technologies

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