IDMS Database Administrator

Sunshine Enterprise USA

IDMS Database Administrator providing enterprise-level database administration for mission-critical applications. Supporting database performance, availability, and collaboration with development and infrastructure teams.

Posted 7/21/2026contractRemote • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in administering and optimizing IDMS databases in IBM z/OS environments, with a strong focus on performance tuning, security, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Proven ability to manage database environments and implement effective operational procedures.

Highest-signal resume keywords

CA IDMS AdministrationIDMS SQL ImplementationIDMS Security ManagementCOBOL Application DevelopmentIBM High Level Assembler (HLASM)

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Hard Skills

IDMS Database AdministrationPerformance TuningDatabase Security DesignDatabase DeploymentTechnical DocumentationDatabase Optimization StrategiesBackup and RecoveryTroubleshootingIDMS Perfmon MonitoringRelational Database Implementation

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

IBM z/OSIDMSADS/O

Industry Keywords

Mainframe EnvironmentsDatabase Performance MetricsOperational Procedures24x7 On-Call Support

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.