Cognizant - Database Administrator - Mainframe IMS Apps

<p></p><p><b>Detailed Job Description - Mainframe IMS DBA</b><br/><br/>- Resource with 8+ years experience and has at least 5 years experience in IMS v15, 16 on z/OS Database Administration.<br/><br/>- Candidate should possess strong knowledge on IMS v16 Database Administration.<br/><br/>- Requires 7x24 support experience in a large production environment.<br/><br/>- Excellent Verbal and written communication skills.<br/><br/>- Good interpersonal Skills.<br/><br/>- The candidate should have worked in a SLA driven environment.<br/><br/>- Ability to work in a flexible, team-oriented and constantly changing environment<br/><br/><b>Skills Required :</b><br/><br/>- Experience in IMS on z/OS administration.<br/><br/>- IMS database design and database alteration and Migration.<br/><br/>- Experience in creation of DBDs, PSBs, ACBs<br/><br/>- DASD/Tape management.<br/><br/>- Knowledge on IMS upgradation / Migration<br/><br/>- Capacity Planning.<br/><br/>- Experience in Performance Tuning.<br/><br/>- Strong Knowledge on IMS Utilities.<br/><br/>- Experience with High Availability Large Database (HALDB)<br/><br/>- Experience with IMS Debugging<br/><br/>- Excellent performance tuning skills and tools (exp : Tivoli, Omegamons, Query Manager, Transaction Analysis Workbench, BMC Performance Management Suite, IBM Application Performance Analyzer)<br/><br/>- Experience in database initialization, forward recovery & building secondary index and pointer checker, checkpoint restart, Fast path, DEDB etc<br/><br/>- Strong Knowledge of Troubleshooting skills on IMS administration.<br/><br/>- Proactive monitoring in space usage and troubleshooting space management.<br/><br/>- IMS application users management.<br/><br/>- IMS Batch job monitoring and troubleshooting.<br/><br/>- Security Management<br/><br/>- IMS Backup & recovery<br/><br/>- Exposure in Disaster Recovery.<br/><br/>- 7x24 support experience in a large production environment.<br/><br/>- Space Management<br/><br/>- Experience in IMS Tools (BMC, IBM HP Load, TMON IMS, Fileaid for IMS,..)<br/><br/>- Basic Knowledge on IMS System programming<br/><br/>- Should have worked in a SLA driven environment.<br/><br/>- Knowledge on IMS database decommissioning<br/><br/>- Basic knowledge on VSAM, CICS.</p><br/><p></p> (ref:hirist.tech)