Z/OS Network Systems Programmer

TPI Global Solutions; Downey (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

County IT Department seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer/DBA to lead complex database upgrade projects, install and test DBMS software, and support core DB environments. Candidate will manage health, performance, and capacity across IMS, DB2, and ADABAS platforms.

Requires 7+ years in systems programming/DBA with leadership, plus 5 years of Z/OS networking and hardware experience. On-site with travel to datacenters in El Segundo/Anaheim.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven (7) years in Systems Programming/DBA roles, with leadership experience.
• Five years within last eight years using Z/OS Networking skills, HCD, IODF, Z/OSMF, SMP/E, LU 6.2 and mainframe hardware experience.
• Experience with DS8884, TS7760C hardware management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or support complex database upgrade projects, installation, testing, and maintenance of DBMS and related software.
• Plan, install, configure, test, and manage core database products per county architecture and business needs.
• Consult with development and operations teams on database design, performance, and recovery procedures.

Skills

Z/OS

IMS

DB2

ADABAS

CICS

JCL

ACF2

Assembler/COBOL/REXX

NATURAL/SUPERNAT

SMP/E

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related or engineering field

Tools

IBM: Z/OS suite & DBMS tools

Job description

• This position is strictly on-site with regular visits 10% to the datacenters located in El Segundo and Anaheim to help with migrations, caballing and upgrades. the candidate is to have a valid driver license with no restrictions and access to a vehicle for travel. Client will not reimburse for travel/gas.

Position Description

A Mainframe Systems Programmer/DBA is responsible for leading and/or supporting the most complex database upgrade projects, modification, installation, testing, implementation, maintenance and enhancements of new or existing system software products. This classification must plan, install, configure, test, implement and manage core database products, software products in support of the County’s database architecture and business needs. Special organizational or functional industry position titles for Systems Programmer/DBA include, but are not limited to, DB2 Systems Programmer/DBA, IMS Systems Programmer/DBA and ADABAS/NATURAL Systems Programmer/DBA.

Skills Required

The Mainframe Systems Programmer/DBA for Legacy Systems manages different types of databases, such as hierarchical (IMS), relational (DB2), and file-based (ADABAS), and is responsible for planning and upgrading the database environments on a County-established basis; verifying the health of all the databases; database administration technical consulting for application and operations teams for the purpose of project planning/development; maintenance on production database systems; performance of technical reviews for existing systems that utilize one of the following database management systems (DBMS): ADABAS, DB2 or IMS; performance of evaluations for the purposes of selecting new or fine-tuning existing DBMS software; consultation with project development teams to provide recommendations on database design; development of logical and physical database designs; creation of overviews of logical database designs; creation of physical databases; database capacity planning; development and use of backup and recovery procedures for databases; database performance monitoring; database space monitoring; database reorganizations; database replication; database compression and database partitioning. The following technology skill sets are required to perform in this classification. IBM: Z/OS, IMS, DB2, ADABAS, SMP/E, JCL, IMS DB/DC, CICS, ACF2, ASSEMBLER/COBOL/REXX, IBM FILE MANAGER, DELTA/IMS, NATURAL/ SUPERNAT, ENTIREX, CA SPOOL, IMS & DB2 BMC Tools, N20/TRIM.

Experience Required

• This classification must have a minimum of seven (7) years of experience as a Systems Programming/ DBA, with at least three (3) years of that experience in a lead role.
• 5 Years of Experience within the last 8 years with Z/OS Networking skills, HCD, IODF, Z/OSMF, SMP/E, LU 6.2 and Mainframe hardware experience.
• 5 Years of experience in DS8884, TS7760C Hardware management.

Education Required

• This classification requires the possession of a bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or engineering field.