Mainframe IMS System Administrator (REF4759C)

IMS SYSTEM TASKS

• Installation / configuration MSY related IMS DBDC Instances:
  • Installation and configuration of DBDC instance
  • Setting up of backups for system files of the database instance (without application components)
  • Integration of the database instance into the system monitoring
  • Integration of the database instance into the z/OS system automation
  • Integration of the database instance into the standard reporting (DB Instance Availability)
  • Setting up the database basic system security (DB-internal/-external (e.g.: RACF, TSS))
• Maintain, develop Methods and Tools for Operations.
• Support to maintain the Administration of DBDC Basis Security.
• IMS DBDC System Programming, administration parameters and options.
• IMS DBDC System Administration Operations (Creation, Update, deletion System Objects in DBDC instances).           
• Support for related SW Procurement, Path Management, development migration Concepts, Version and Release Upgrades.
• Prevention and Tuning (maintenance, system tuning, manage 3rd Level Support).
• Support development of System Automation and Monitoring procedures.
• Support administration and execution of the Standard Reporting.
• System Generations.
• Ensuring Data Consistency of All System Files.
• Execution of backup of all System Data.
• Archiving OLDS,LOGs etc, Admin System Log Files                                                         
• Troubleshooting.
• Incident, Problem, Change Management.                                                            
• Audit issues remediation.    
• Documentation (system and operating documentation) for IMS DBDC Systems
• Implementation High Availability IMS solutions.

IMS DBA TASKS                                         

• Set Up Backup of application databases & database Recovery.
• Reorganization/Loads/Unload
• Monitoring DB size of the application databases.
• Administration runs for maintenance of the system objects.
• Review of the physical DB consistency (DB Checker)
• DBA- Administration (e.g.: define, delete, generate, reorganize) of application databases.
  • Provided day to day Application DBA support for Application changes.
  • Performed PSB/ACB GEN DB utility requests, Change requests
  • Monitored database performance and space utilization and tuned databases
  • Monitored physical DBMS for performance and capacity requirements before and after the implementation.
  • Created IMS jobs for Reorgs, Unload, Load, Image copy, Refresh etc.
  • Provided application support, recommended, and implemented changes in Production.