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Job Post: Job Title: IMS & DB2 Mainframe (DBA) – Credit Card Technology- W2 Only
Location: [Columbus, OH / Jersey City, NJ / Wilmington, DE] – Onsite
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IMS & DB2 Administration
Vaibhav Srivastav
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Job Post: Job Title: IMS & DB2 Mainframe (DBA) – Credit Card Technology- W2 Only
Location: [Columbus, OH / Jersey City, NJ / Wilmington, DE] – Onsite
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- The environment is a heavily online system, so a lot of hands-on experience with CICS is key for candidates.
- DB2 and IMS are helpful to have
- The systems they will be working on are Mainframe Authorizations which are the Back-End for Point of Sale systems.
- This is sending alerts to customers as quickly as possible for saying whether a credit card transaction is approved, denied, or possibly fraudulent.
- These are all DB2 roles not UNIX.
- Seeking a seasoned Mainframe Database Administrator (DBA) with expertise in both IMS DB/DC and IBM DB2 for z/OS to support its Credit Card Technology platforms
- The ideal candidate will bring deep experience with IMS hierarchical databases, DB2 relational systems, and a strong understanding of data availability, security, and compliance within the financial services sector.
- 7 years of DBA experience with IBM DB2 for z/OS and IMS DB/DC environments.
- Advanced knowledge of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and mainframe utilities.
- Deep experience supporting high-availability, high-throughput systems, preferably in credit card or payment processing.
- Proficient in DBRC, IMS log analysis, and database cloning techniques.
- Solid understanding of data modelling, referential integrity, partitioning, and space management.
- Experience with monitoring and performance tools (e.g., BMC, CA Insight, IBM OMEGAMON).
IMS & DB2 Administration
- Administer, monitor, and maintain IMS databases (HDAM, HIDAM, HISAM, SHISAM) and DB2 databases (including tablespaces, indexes, and buffer pools).
- Perform DBDGEN, PSBGEN, ACBGEN, and support IMS control blocks along with DB2 schema changes (DDL/DCL).
- Execute backup, recovery, reorg, and utilities (e.g., REORG, LOAD, UNLOAD, COPY, QUIESCE, RECOVER) for both IMS and DB2 databases.
- Tune DB2 subsystem parameters, access paths, and buffer pool configurations for optimal performance
Vaibhav Srivastav
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Mob-
Email-
Voto Consulting LLC- M/WBE Certified Company