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Mainframe Database Administrator (IMS & DB2 z/OS DBA)

Zensar Gurgaon, Haryana, India

IT Services and IT Consulting · 10,001+ employees

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About the role

The Database Administrator will manage and optimize mission-critical IMS and DB2 z/OS databases while driving application migrations to Postgres. They will also implement automated reorganization procedures and upgrade database structures to support petabyte-scale data growth.

What they look for

Mainframe IMS DB2 z/OS Database Administration Performance Tuning Data Migration Postgres VSAM Universal Table Space Database Reorganization Data Warehouse Automation High Availability System Optimization Database Security

Requirements

Candidates must have between 6 and 9 years of experience in mainframe database administration. Proficiency in IMS and DB2 z/OS environments is essential for supporting complex business applications.

Full description

  • IMS, DB2 z/OS
  • IMS FF, FP DBs
  • Drive application migration from z/OS to Postgres
  • Recommend performance improvements which optimize and fine-tune AXPs database and operating system data sharing complexes / environments
  • Support mainframe mission critical applications covering WCC SERVICES ACQUISITIONS, REMITTANCES, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, MERCHANT, LOYALTY, CORP. etc. Totaling tens of thousands of database instances
  • Maintain standard procedural documentation related to all aspects of operating the mainframe IMS/zDb2 database business computing ecosystem
  • Participate in enablement of high availability / automated database reorganization procedures that minimize business client impacts, improve overall availability and allow for huge data volume scaling
  • Create, synch-up and refresh required mainframe IMS & Db2 data Warehouse databases for development, test and production (as directed) environments
  • Spearhead team efforts to upgrade to NEW and IMPROVED structure capabilities – e.g., converting OLD zDb2 VSAM tablespaces to massively improved Universal Table Space type structures – to enable PETABYTE data volume growth capabilities and in preparation for zDb2 VERSION 13

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