System Database Administrator: IDMS - Mainframe COBOL

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your Role And Responsibilities

IDMS Database Administrator well versed in IDMS database operations, as well as IDMS Central Version system operations. Mainframe COBOL to assist with Modernization conversion projects, including problem determination and resolution based on IDMS DB/DC behaviors.

Responsibilities

Consult with clients, discuss IDMS concepts and relate them to existing Db2/SQL solutions.

Assist with Problem determination in application modernization issues in both the converted application COBOL code, and the internal COBOL framework emulating IDMS behaviors

Resolve issues and / or make recommendations on corrections needed

Document issues / resolution as required

Make modifications to internal COBOL framework, and existing processes and procedures as assigned

Skills

Using IDMS Utilities & Tools

Administrating the IDMS Database

Managing the IDMS Database & System

Securing & Applying Maintenance to the Database

Logical & Physical Database Design for IDMS

Defining an IDMS Database

Implementing & maintaining an IDMS Database

Database, DC-UCF Internals

IDMS / DC-COBOL

IDMS Performance & Tuning

Database definitions:

Schema, Subschema, DMCL, DBName table, Page groups

Set definition of MA, OA, OM, MM

IDMS system and user exits, how to invoke

Local mode vs CV (Central Version) and why you might use one over the other

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

Excellent understanding of IDMS application and Database usage including ADSO (15 Years experience)

Excellent COBOL, COBOL/CICS programming and debugging skills. (10 years of experience)

Excellent documentation and communication skills

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Db2/SQL application and performance tuning knowledge

Data Migration experience

Assembler/Macro language knowledge

IMS-DB/DC

VSAM

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