Senior IDMS Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) Mainframe (z/OS)

  • Job Title: Senior IDMS Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) Mainframe (z/OS)
  • Location: Remote
  • Duration: Long-Term Contract
  • Employment Type: W2
  • Exp: 15+

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior IDMS Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) to support a large, high-profile modernization initiative for the State of South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS). This role requires a highly skilled IDMS professional with extensive experience administering enterprise IDMS databases in IBM z/OS mainframe environments.

The ideal candidate is a self-driven, collaborative professional who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and can work effectively with minimal supervision. You will partner with application development teams, infrastructure teams, and database administrators to ensure the stability, performance, and security of mission-critical databases supporting healthcare applications.

  • Key Responsibilities
  • Provide hands-on administration, monitoring, and performance tuning of CA IDMS databases in IBM z/OS environments.
  • Manage and support development, test, staging, and production IDMS databases.
  • Monitor database performance, analyze metrics, identify bottlenecks, and implement performance improvements.
  • Configure, deploy, and maintain IDMS database environments following industry best practices.
  • Collaborate with application development teams to support database design, enhancements, and troubleshooting.
  • Support IDMS SQL implementation, relational database models, and SQL-based access to native IDMS databases.
  • Administer IDMS security, including ADS/O application structures, IDD, and relational database objects.
  • Develop and maintain database operational procedures and documentation.
  • Provide recommendations for database architecture, performance optimization, and capacity planning.
  • Coordinate with vendors, state agencies, and cross-functional technical teams.
  • Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation.
  • Support production incidents and perform root cause analysis.
  • Perform additional database administration duties as assigned.
  • Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 15+ years of experience administering CA IDMS databases in IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
  • 10+ years of experience with IDMS SQL Option, including relational database deployment and SQL-based database support.
  • 15+ years of experience implementing and managing IDMS Security, including ADS/O, IDD, and relational database security.
  • 15+ years of experience developing applications using COBOL and ADS/O with native and SQL-based IDMS databases.
  • 12+ years of experience with IBM High Level Assembler on z/OS.
  • 10+ years of experience using IDMS Perfmon for monitoring, reporting, and performance analysis.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise database administration and performance optimization.
  • Experience with project planning, effort estimation, and technical resource planning.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • RACF security administration experience.
  • Application Change Management experience.
  • Healthcare IT experience.
  • Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) experience.
  • Medicaid Operations experience.
  • Experience managing PHI/PII-sensitive environments.
  • Public Sector or Government project experience.
  • Master's degree is a plus.
  • Technical Environment
  • CA IDMS
  • IBM z/OS
  • COBOL
  • ADS/O
  • IBM High Level Assembler
  • IDMS SQL
  • IDMS Perfmon
  • RACF
  • TSO
  • JCL
  • CICS
  • SQL
  • VB.NET
  • C#
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • jQuery
  • RPG
  • Soft Skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
  • Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
  • High level of integrity and professionalism.
  • Ability to work in evolving and ambiguous environments.
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