IDMS Database Administrator - Contract - Remote

IDMS
Database Administrator
Location: Remote

Interview Process: 1 round, virtual (possibility of a 2nd round
as needed)
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 16+ Years

Candidate
location: No SC residency required. Candidate must reside in lower 48
states (Continental US) and comfortable working EST time zone hours.

Project Scope:

We are seeking an experienced IDMS Database
Administrator (IDMS DBA) to provide enterprise-level database
administration and operational support for mission-critical mainframe
applications. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with CA
IDMS on IBM z/OS, strong performance tuning expertise, and deep knowledge
of database security, SQL, COBOL, and mainframe technologies.

This role requires collaboration with
development teams, infrastructure support teams, and database administrators to
ensure database performance, availability, and reliability in a high-visibility
enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

·        Administer and
support IDMS databases in IBM z/OS environments.

·        Monitor,
troubleshoot, and optimize IDMS database performance.

·        Maintain
development, testing, staging, and production database environments.

·        Enable and tune
IDMS features to maximize system performance.

·        Analyze database
performance metrics and implement optimization strategies.

·        Support database
deployment, upgrades, and operational procedures.

·        Design and
implement database security and access controls.

·        Provide technical
guidance on database design, modeling, and enhancements.

·        Collaborate with
development, infrastructure, and support teams.

·        Coordinate with
vendors and external stakeholders when required.

·        Participate in a
24x7 on-call support rotation.

·        Prepare and
maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

Required Skills & Experience:

·        15+ years of
experience administering CA IDMS in IBM z/OS mainframe environments.

·        10+ years of
experience with IDMS SQL and relational database implementation.

·        15+ years of
experience with IDMS Security, including ADS/O, IDD, and relational
database security.

·        15+ years of
experience developing applications using COBOL and ADS/O with
IDMS.

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

·        10+ years of
experience with IDMS Perfmon monitoring and reporting.

·        Strong knowledge
of enterprise database administration, performance tuning, backup, recovery,
and troubleshooting.

·        Excellent
communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:

·        RACF Security

·        Application
Change Management

·        Healthcare IT
experience

·        Experience
handling PHI/PII data

·        Medicaid
Management Information Systems (MMIS)

·        Medicaid
operations experience

·        Public
Sector/Government experience

Education
Bach Bachelor's
degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related
field.

OR

• Equivalent
  combination of education and relevant professional experience.

A Master's degree is preferred.