Mainframe IMS Engineer
Mainframe IMS Engineer
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22-07-2025
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We are seeking an experienced and technically proficient Mainframe IMS Engineer to join our infrastructure team. This role requires deep expertise in IMS architecture system administration and integration within mainframe environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in configuring upgrading and maintaining IMS components with a solid understanding of performance tuning database management and cross-platform connectivity. A collaborative mindset excellent documentation skills and a passion for continuous learning are essential.
Responsibilities:
- Product Install/Upgrade: Product install/upgrades/maintenance and customization with usermods.
- Supporting Product Support: Managing supporting software products.
- CICS Configuration: Configuration of CICS and setting up subsystem connectivity.
- System Installation/Upgrades & Configuration: Plan test and implement IMS software upgrades RSU and feature enhancements.
- IMS Architecture Knowledge: Deep understanding of IMS/TM and IMS/DB subsystems message processing regions and how IMS fits within a z/OS Sysplex.
- Database Management: Proficient in defining and maintaining IMS databases using
- DBDs and PSBs controls for segmentation and executing DL/I utilities.
- Programming Skills: Hands-on experience developing and maintaining IMS applications in COBOL writing exits in Assembler and automating tasks with REXX.
- System Administration: Skills in installing configuring and patching IMS regions; managing control blocks; and orchestrating deployments via SMP/E or z/OSMF. SYSGEN and subsystem connectivity management for MQ CICS and DB2. Also LU6.2 and NJE connectivity.
- Performance Tuning: Ability to monitor IMS transaction and database performance adjust IMS buffer pools and optimize logging and threading for SLAs.
- Troubleshooting: Strong analytical skills for diagnosing transaction failures database lock contention and communication errors using trace tools and dumps.
- Backup and Recovery: Knowledge of IMS restart strategies (cold warm and concurrent restarts) and integration with DFSMShsm for log retention and recovery.
- Integration Skills: Familiarity with linking IMS to CICS DB2 MQ web services and leveraging IMS Connect or GATEWAY for cross-platform transactions.
- Documentation and Communication: Ability to produce clear runbooks architecture diagrams change-control records and to coordinate with developers DBAs and operations teams.
- Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying current with IBM Redbooks IMS enhancements vendor training and industry best practices.
Qualifications:
- Years of experience required: 15 yrs.
Soft Skills:
- Communication: Clearly conveys technical concepts and status updates to both technical and non-technical stakeholders ensuring alignment and shared understanding.
- Collaboration: Works effectively with application developers DBAs operations teams and vendors fostering a team mindset and driving joint problem resolution.
- Analytical: Thinking breaks down complex system behaviors into root causes leveraging structured reasoning to guide troubleshooting and design decisions.
- Adaptability: Quickly adjusts to new IMS releases changing project priorities and evolving operational challenges without disruption to service delivery.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulously reviews configuration parameters job streams and change-control documentation to prevent errors in highly sensitive production environments.
- Time Management: Prioritizes tasks-such as system maintenance incident response and project work-to meet tight SLAs and minimize business impact.
- Customer Focus: Anticipates and responds to the needs of internal customers by delivering reliable IMS services and clear guidance on usage or recovery procedures.
- Resilience: Maintains composure under pressure-during outage scenarios or high-volume support windows-and works methodically toward resolution.
- Mentoring & Coaching: Shares expertise with junior engineers through peer reviews knowledge-transfer sessions and documentation strengthening overall team capability.
- Continuous Learning Mindset: Seeks out training IBM Redbooks vendor webinars and community forums to stay ahead of IMS innovations and best practices.
Benefits:
- 401(k).
- Dental Insurance.
- Health insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity equality inclusion and respect for people.
- The salary will be determined based on several factors including but not limited to location relevant education qualifications experience technical skills and business needs.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
- Contribute to OP technical discussions peer reviews etc.
- Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
- Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
About us:
OP is a technology consulting and solutions company offering advisory and managed services innovative platforms and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields - including AI cyber security enterprise architecture and beyond. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic creative thinkers who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OP team you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices strategies & and technologies innovative training & education. An ideal OP team member is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical excellence and a strong focus on process and methodology.
OP is a technology consulting and solutions company offering advisory and managed services innovative platforms and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields - including AI cyber security enterprise architecture and beyond. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic creative thinkers who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OP team you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices strategies & and technologies innovative training & education. An ideal OP team member is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical excellence and a strong focus on process and methodology.
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