IMS System Programmer

About the role

As an IMS System Programmer, you will make an impact by ensuring the stability, performance, and continuous improvement of IMS v15 systems. You will be a valued member of the mainframe/infrastructure team and work collaboratively with senior management and technical stakeholders.

In this role, you will:

• Execute IMS v15 system programming, including software installation and applying fixes
• Perform problem determination and resolution for IMS system software, related products, utilities, and tools
• Administer and maintain IMS systems, including running backups and reviving corrupt data
• Prepare and implement policies for disk storage setup, CPU resource limits, and backup strategy for IMS subsystem objects
• Conduct R&D and proof of concept work for new IMS features, reporting long term cost benefit findings to senior management

Work model

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Melbourne. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting and may change based on the project and business/client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Strong knowledge of RDBMS concepts and IMS software upgrades
• Experience with complete system level backup and recovery, including IMSGEN and SYSGEN
• Proficiency with IBM IMS utilities (Backup, Reorg, Recovery, Load, Unload, Pointer Checker, etc.) and creation of databases, tablespaces, tables, and indexes
• Knowledge of basic IMS or DB2 commands, SQL performance tuning, and security and space management
• Experience with Incident, Change, and Problem Management, including monitoring DBA housekeeping jobs and resolving deadlocks/timeouts

These will help you stand out

• Experience with Change and Configuration Management, including moving updates through various staging environments (ITIL Change and Configuration Mgmt.)
• Proven ability in problem identification, determination, and resolution for products in conjunction with requestors (ITIL Incident/Problem Mgmt.)