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# IT - Clemson University - Database Administrator - Project Lead

- **Company:** TAL International Container Corporation
- **Location:** Clemson, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), C Sharp (Programming Language), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Customer Information Control System (CICS), COBOL (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Design, Database Schema, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM Mainframe, JQuery, Mainframes, Visual Basic .NET (Programming Language), Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), Operational Databases, Performance Tuning, IBM Resource Access Control Facility, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Z/OS, Enterprise Software Applications, Software Security, Database Performance, Mainframe Programming, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Perfmon, Programming Languages
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/use606518fb68a6fc5ff6fca01675342c9/eaa

## About the Role

Operating Systems & Mainframe

 * IBM z/OS
 * IBM z-Series Mainframe

Databases

 * CA IDMS
 * IDMS SQL Option

Programming Languages

 * COBOL
 * ADS/O
 * IBM High-Level Assembler (HLASM)
 * VB.NET
 * C#.NET
 * Java
 * JavaScript
 * HTML
 * CSS
 * jQuery
 * RPG

Mainframe Technologies

 * CICS
 * TSO
 * JCL
 * SQL

Required Skills (Ranked by Importance)
IDMS Database Administration

 * 15+ years of experience deploying and administering CA IDMS databases in IBM z/OS environments.
 * Extensive experience supporting enterprise-class IDMS database environments.

IDMS SQL

 * 10+ years of experience with IDMS SQL Option.
 * Experience:

 * Creating SQL-based IDMS databases
 * Supporting relational IDMS databases
 * Implementing SQL access to native IDMS databases

Security Administration

 * 15+ years of experience implementing and managing IDMS security, including:

 * ADS/O application security
 * IDD security
 * Relational database object security

Application Development

 * 15+ years of experience programming against IDMS databases using:

 * COBOL
 * ADS/O
 * Experience with both:

 * Native IDMS databases
 * SQL-based IDMS databases

Mainframe Programming

 * 12+ years of experience with IBM High-Level Assembler (HLASM) on IBM z/OS.

Performance Monitoring

 * 10+ years of experience using IDMS Perfmon for:

 * Online monitoring
 * Performance reporting
 * Database performance analysis

Additional Skills

 * Strong understanding of enterprise IT development and implementation projects.
 * Experience with:

 * Technical project planning
 * Resource allocation
 * Effort estimation
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
 * Experience presenting technical information to project managers and executive leadership.
 * High level of integrity and accountability.
 * Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
 * Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
 * Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.

Preferred Skills

 * RACF Security Administration.
 * Application Change Management experience.
 * Healthcare industry experience.
 * Experience managing:

 * Protected Health Information (PHI)
 * Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
 * Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) experience.
 * Medicaid operations experience.
 * Public sector or State Government experience.

Required Education

 * Bachelor's degree in:

 * Information Technology
 * Computer Science
 * Business
 * Related technical field
 * Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
 * Master's degree preferred.

Required Certifications

 * No certifications required.

## Description

* Provide hands-on IDMS Database Administration (DBA) support for application and infrastructure databases.
 * Work closely with:

 * Application Development Teams
 * Clemson z/OS System Support Staff
 * Clemson Database Administration Team
 * Monitor, administer, and support IDMS databases following industry best practices.
 * Ensure database availability, reliability, and operational stability.

Database Operations & Performance

 * Maintain development, test, staging, and production IDMS databases.
 * Develop and maintain database operational procedures and standards.
 * Enable, configure, and tune IDMS features for optimal database performance.
 * Monitor database performance and generate performance reports.
 * Analyze database metrics and recommend performance improvements.
 * Implement performance tuning strategies within the IBM z/OS mainframe environment.

Database Design & Development Support

 * Advise application development and product teams on:

 * Database design
 * Data model extensions
 * Database schema modifications
 * Best practices for database implementation
 * Support both native IDMS and SQL-based database environments.
 * Collaborate with development teams to ensure efficient database integration.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

 * Coordinate with:

 * Third-party vendors
 * Service providers
 * Professional organizations
 * State agencies
 * Internal technical teams
 * Provide technical guidance and database expertise throughout project lifecycles.
 * Participate in cross-functional planning and implementation activities.

Production Support

 * Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation.
 * Troubleshoot production database issues.
 * Resolve database incidents and performance problems.
 * Support critical enterprise applications running on the IBM mainframe platform.


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