IMS Application DBA

Company: HTC Global Services Inc
Location: Austin
Posted on: April 6, 2025

Job Description:

HTC Global Services wants you. Come build new things with us and advance your career. At HTC Global you'll collaborate with experts. You'll join successful teams contributing to our clients' success. You'll work side by side with our clients and have long-term opportunities to advance your career with the latest emerging technologies.

Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.


At HTC Global Services our consultants have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits can include Paid-Time-Off, Paid Holidays, 401K matching, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability Insurance, and a variety of other perks.

Skills and Qualifications:

- Administer mainframe application IMS databases.

o As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as well as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases.

- Proficient with using DBRC/RECONS and List reports

- Proficient with performing DBRC forward recoveries

- Experience with selecting points in time to do valid recoveries and performing actual database recoveries.

- Knowledgeable of IBM IMS utilities and familiar with vendor utilities.

- Create, modify and maintain IMS database descriptions.

- Add, remove and re-org database records as needed.

- Monitor and maintain IMS database performance.

- Application support issues that involve IMS databases.

o Assist application programmers on DBRC issues in the test environment

o Research and resolve DBRC related abends in the production environment

o Refresh Dev/Test databases with prod backup images as requested.

- Maintain Mainframe Operating Systems Administration

- Coordinate testing of mainframe software upgrades and Disaster Recovery plans with DCS vendor.

o Assist primary agency DCS contact with problem management and change management activities.

o Maintains knowledge of DCS vendor standards and reports agency system non-compliance to management.

o Coordinates the testing and deployment of mainframe software upgrades with DCS.

o Reviews and tests mainframe disaster recovery plans with DCS.

- Maintain and provide technical support for Mainframe Production Control and Support Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler.

- Support agency application development work by creating and maintaining procedures for use during application deployments; and creating and expanding application environments during development.

- Provide technical assistance to programmers and operations personnel for all problems and testing that involves mainframe operations.

- Provide after-hour support for nightly batch Mainframe schedule COBOL and JCL programs.



Minimum Skills/Experience Requirements

- Experience with z/OS Systems platform

- Experience with mainframe application IMS database administration

- Experience with DBRC and forward recoveries

- Experience in basic z/OS utilities: TSO, SYSVIEW and/or SDSF, JSF, Basic IBM utilities IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEFBR14

- Experience with Batch and CICS Cobol, IMS programming and problem resolution

- Experience developing and troubleshooting complex JCL

- Experience with JCL, CICS, VSAM, and TSO

- Experience writing, analyzing, and debugging REXX programs in a z/OS environment

- Experience with IMS HAL databases

- Experience with IMS Catalog

Our success as a company is built on practicing inclusion and embracing diversity. HTC Global Services is committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where all employees are treated with respect and dignity. Together we work to create and maintain an environment where everyone feels valued, included, and respected. At HTC Global Services, our differences are embraced and celebrated. HTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. HTC is proud to be recognized as a National Minority Supplier.

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