Lead Mainframe IMS/DB2 DBA - 24x7 SLA Production

Cognizant; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is looking for a Lead Mainframe Database Administrator (IMS/DB2) with 10+ years of experience in IMS DBA and IMS system programming on z/OS. The role requires strong IMS v15 knowledge and 7x24 production support in a large environment.

The candidate will lead database design, migration, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning while collaborating with global teams. Excellent communication and SLA-driven mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in IMS/DB2 on zOS/ IMS DBA and system programming
• Strong knowledge of IMS v15 and database administration
• Experience in 24x7 production environments and SLA-driven settings
• Capacity planning and space management experience
• DB2 performance tuning and disaster recovery planning
• DASD/Tape management and IMS utilities expertise

Responsibilities

• Mainframe Db2 Apps Database administration
• Mainframe IMS Apps Database administration
• User Management
• Space Management
• Building new IMS, DB2 Databases and its objects
• Performance management and tuning
• DR support

Skills

IMS

DB2 DBA on zOS

IMS on zOS administration

DB2 v11-13 on zOS

DB2 database design

DB2 performance tuning

IMS Utilities

Disaster Recovery

Space management

SLA experience

Tools

BMC

IBM HP Load

TMON IMS

FileAID for IMS

Job description

Cognizant is looking for a Lead Mainframe Database Administrator (IMS/DB2) with 10+ years of experience in IMS DBA and IMS system programming on z/OS. The role requires strong IMS v15 knowledge and 7x24 production support in a large environment.

The candidate will lead database design, migration, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning while collaborating with global teams. Excellent communication and SLA-driven mindset are essential.