Mainframe IMS System Programmer

Job Description:

Experience.: 10+ Years

• 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