Lead Mainframe Database Administrator (IMS/DB2)

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Position Summary:

Cognizant is looking for a Lead Mainframe Database Administrator (IMS/DB2) with 10+ years' experience in both IMS DBA and IMS system programming in IMS v14, 15 on z/OS. Candidate should possess strong knowledge on IMS v15 Database Administration. Requires 7x24 support experience in a large production environment. Excellent Verbal and written communication skills. Good interpersonal Skills. The candidate should have worked in a SLA driven environment. Ability to work in a flexible, team-oriented and constantly changing environment.

Mandatory Skills:

• IMS, DB2 DBA on zOS
• Experience in IMS on z/OS administration
• IMS database design and database alteration and Migration
• Experience in creation of DBDs, PSBs, ACBs
• Experience in Managed ACBs
• DASD/Tape management
• Knowledge on IMS upgradation / Migration
• Capacity Planning
• Experience in DB2 v11, v12, v13 on z/OS administration
• Strong Knowledge on ER Diagram
• DB2 database design and database alteration and Migration
• Experience in Performance Tuning
• Strong Knowledge on IMS Utilities
• Experience in database initialization, forward recovery & building secondary index and pointer checker, checkpoint restart, Fast path (DEDB) etc.
• Strong Knowledge of Troubleshooting skills on IMS administration
• Proactive monitoring in space usage and troubleshooting space management
• IMS application users management
• IMS Batch job monitoring and troubleshooting
• Security Management
• Exposure in Disaster Recovery
• 24*7 support experience in a large production environment
• Space Management
• Experience in IMS Tools (BMC, IBM HP Load, TMON IMS, Fileaid for IMS,..)
• Basic Knowledge on IMS System programming
• Should have worked in a SLA driven environment
• Knowledge on IMS database decommissioning

Roles And 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

Salary Range: >$100,000

Date of Posting: 20-Oct-26

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