Mainframe IDMS DBA

Database Administration & Operations

• Provide hands-on IDMS monitoring and application support in alignment with best practices.
• Collaborate with systems support and extended database administration teams to maintain test, staging, and production databases.
• Develop and document standard operating procedures for database management.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation to ensure continuous system availability.

Performance Optimization

• Enable and tune IDMS features to optimize database performance within a z/OS mainframe environment.
• Generate and analyze performance data using IDMS Perfmon.
• Recommend actionable strategies and implement solutions to achieve optimal system performance.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Advise product and application development teams on best approaches for data model extensions and structural changes.
• Coordinate with external entities, including vendors, cross-functional agencies, and project management stakeholders.
• Support project planning initiatives, including technical task effort estimation and resource allocation.

100% Remote (Must reside within the continental U.S. and work standard EST hours) Experience Level Senior Level (15+ years of relevant experience), The Senior IDMS Database Administrator (DBA) provides comprehensive database management for a high-profile, enterprise-class application development project. Working within a highly collaborative, fast-paced team environment, the DBA will support critical mainframe application and infrastructure databases. This role requires a self-motivated technical leader capable of handling ambiguity, driving database strategy, and seamlessly bridging technical execution with overarching project objectives., * Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or related field (or equivalent work experience).

• 15+ years of experience with IDMS deployment and operations in a z/OS environment on a z-series IBM mainframe.
• 15+ years of experience with the deployment of IDMS security, including security of ADS/O application structures, IDD, and relational database objects.
• 15+ years of experience with application programming for the IDMS database (native and SQL) using COBOL and ADS/O programming languages.
• 12+ years of experience with IBM High Level Assembler on the z/OS operating system.
• 10+ years of experience with the IDMS SQL option, including creating/supporting relational model databases and implementing SQL access to native IDMS.
• 10+ years of experience utilizing IDMS Perfmon for online monitoring and report generation., * Master’s degree in a related field.
• Hands-on knowledge of RACF security and application change management principles.
• Secondary knowledge of MS SQL Server.
• Previous experience in the healthcare sector, public sector, or managing PHI/PII data.
• Experience with Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) or Medicaid operations.
• Familiarity with surrounding technical environments and tools, such as VB.Net, C#.Net, Java, CICS, TSO, JCL, and RPG., * Impeccable integrity and the courage to make critical, high-impact decisions regarding public systems.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to project management.
• High degree of flexibility with an "entrepreneurial" mindset, comfortable operating in an environment where ambiguity is common.
• Strong collaborative mindset and the ability to work highly effectively with minimal supervision.

• Competitive salary