Senior IMS Mainframe DBA – High-Availability & Tuning

ManpowerGroup; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plan

Vision plan

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Life Insurance

Short/Long Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

401(k) match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Mainframe IMS Application DBA in Phoenix, AZ to join its Database Support team. You will manage and support IMS database environments in a high-availability enterprise setting, including Full Function, Fast Path, and HALDB, with emphasis on performance and integrity.

Collaborate with application development, system programmers, and operations teams while applying your expertise in JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, and IMS utilities to ensure data protection and optimal

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of DBA experience supporting IMS databases in a z/OS environment.
• Strong knowledge of IMS database types, utilities, and maintenance activities.
• Hands-on experience with IMS utilities, backup and recovery, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, REXX, and batch/online IMS environments.
• Experience troubleshooting database abends, data corruption, and integrity issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support IMS database environments in a high-availability enterprise setting.
• Support and maintain various IMS database types including Full Function, Fast Path, and HALDB.
• Perform database administration activities such as definition, allocation, and dataset management.
• Monitor database performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with application development, system programmers, and operations teams to ensure database integrity and efficiency.

Skills

IMS database

z/OS environments

Sysplexed Data Sharing

JCL

TSO/ISPF

REXX

Performance tuning

Tools

IMS utilities

Backup and recovery

Dataset management

Job description

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Mainframe IMS Application DBA in Phoenix, AZ to join its Database Support team. You will manage and support IMS database environments in a high-availability enterprise setting, including Full Function, Fast Path, and HALDB, with emphasis on performance and integrity.

Collaborate with application development, system programmers, and operations teams while applying your expertise in JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, and IMS utilities to ensure data protection and optimal