They are now allowing virtual for the final round of interviews - I need people on all of these roles and we will be requiring a glider now. IN PERSON INTERVIEW HIGHLY PREFERRED FOR FINAL ROUND, but will accept relocation candidates who cannot interview in person.

Chandler AZ preferred- onsite 3 days per week.

Other locations offered are: Plano, TX; Charlotte, NC; and Jersey City, NJ

IN PERSON INTERVIEW REQUIRED FOR FINAL ROUND.

USC or GC only

Visa Restrictions: Direct W2 candidates are preferred/requested.

Duration: 6+ months, extendable

Location: Onsite in Chandler AZ 3 days per week.

Submission Notes: Please submit vetted resumes and include the candidate's next-day interview availability (MSFT Teams) with the submittal format at the end of this email. For these roles Kyndryl is the implementation partner and BoA is the project client.

IMS Application DBA

Chandler AZ – onsite 3 days per week

$50/hr w2 + $5/hr referral fee to you or $65/hr c2c AIC Max to Sbase

6+ months

Mainframe IMS Application DBA / IMS DBA Analyst
The IMS Application DBA will manage and support IMS database environments in a high-availability enterprise environment.
The role will focus on database design support, performance optimization, data integrity, backup and recovery, and database administration for mission-critical applications running on IBM z/OS.

Mandatory requirements include:

Minimum 7 years of DBA experience supporting IMS databases in a z/OS environment using Sysplexed Data Sharing.
Strong knowledge of Full Function, Fast Path, and HALDB databases
Experience with secondary indexing, logical relationships, sparsing routines using Assembler, replication, compression, and encryption.
Experience with database performance and tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, physical database design and build, backup, and recovery.
Strong IBM z/OS experience
Hands-on experience as an IMS Application DBA supporting IMS DB.
Experience with IMS utilities and database maintenance activities.
Experience troubleshooting database abends, including Uxxx and S0Cxx errors.
Experience resolving data corruption and data integrity issues
Knowledge of JCL, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, and REXX
Experience with batch and online IMS environments, including IMS DB/DC.
Experience with IMS Database Administration Utilities and BMC utility/monitoring tools or equivalent.
Experience with IMS database types, including Full Function DB, Fast Path DB, and HALDB
Experience with database definition, allocation, dataset management, REORGs, and space management.
Knowledge of DBD, PSB, ACB libraries, and IMS Catalog
Experience with Load/Unload, Reorganization, Image Copy, and recovery utilities such as DFSURGL0 and DFSUICP0.
Experience performing Image Copy recovery and point-in-time recovery.
Strong database performance and tuning experience.
Willingness to work onsite three days per week.

Preferred experience:

Experience integrating IMS with DB2, CICS, MQ, and distributed systems.
Experience with OMEGAMON, MainView, or similar performance-monitoring tools.
Exposure to IMS modernization, APIs, or z/OS Connect
REXX or other scripting/automation experience
Experience with large-scale IMS database migrations or consolidation.
Experience with data replication or data integration solutions
Experience in regulatory or compliance-driven environments, including SOX or PCI
Experience with ISPW or ServiceNow
Experience with Visio