Mainframe IMS

7 days ago
Shaikpet, Telangana, India Alignity Solutions Full-time
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Role:Senior Mainframe DBA
Location: Hyderabad | Bengaluru | Mumbai | Pune | Chennai | Kolkata | Gurgaon
Work Mode: Hybrid
Experience:7+ Years
Type: Contract to Hire


Requirements

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe DBA (7+ years) to provide 24x7 enterprise database administration and operational support for mainframe database environments. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in performance tuning, troubleshooting, database maintenance, and operational support for on-premise mainframe platforms.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide 24x7 production support with rotational shifts and on-call responsibilities.

  • Administer, monitor, and maintain mainframe databases such as DB2 for z/OS, IMS, VSAM, IDMS in production and non-production environments.

  • Implement and manage backup, recovery, performance tuning, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.

  • Perform health checks, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize database configurations and queries.

  • Automate routine operations using mainframe utilities, JCL, REXX, Python, Shell scripting, and scheduling tools.

  • Manage database security, access controls, compliance, and audit requirements.

  • Execute database patching, upgrades, and migrations with minimal downtime.

  • Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams for deployments and issue resolution.

  • Perform incident management, root cause analysis, and documentation.

  • Maintain documentation, operational procedures, and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.

  • 7+ years DBA experience managing mainframe databases (DB2 z/OS, IMS, VSAM, IDMS, etc.).

  • Strong understanding of mainframe database architecture, performance tuning, scaling, partitioning, and throughput optimization.

  • Expertise in scripting (JCL, REXX, Python, Shell) and automation tools.

  • Experience with HA/DR strategies, replication, backup, and recovery.

  • Knowledge of database monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, Nagios.

  • Experience supporting cloud migrations or hybrid environments (Azure/GCP preferred).

  • Strong understanding of database security, compliance, and auditing practices.

  • Proven experience in database upgrades, patching, and migrations.

  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Mainframe DBA certifications.

  • Experience with modernization or migration projects (mainframe to distributed/cloud platforms).

  • Exposure to cloud database platforms (Azure, GCP).

  • Experience with automation tools such as PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Shell scripting.

  • Familiarity with additional mainframe technologies such as CICS, IMS, VSAM.



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