Mainframe IMS System Programmer

Title: Mainframe IMS System Programmer 
Location: Chandler, AZ; Plano, TX; Charlotte, NC; and Jersey City, NJ from Day 1 (Client prefer local folks)
Hybrid Schedule: 3 Onsite Days (Tue, Wed, Thur) & 2 Remote Days (Mon, Fri)
Duration: 6+ months, extendable
Mode of Interview: 2 Rounds mostly virtual

Job Description:
Responsible for supporting and managing IMS DB and IMS TM subsystems on IBM z/OS, ensuring stability, availability, performance, security, and integration in a mission-critical environment.

Mandatory Requirements Include:
7 plus years of IBM z/OS experience
Hands-on IMS DB and IMS TM administration
DBD, PSB, and ACB management
IMS control regions and transaction processing
Buffer pool tuning and performance optimization
IMS utilities, backup/recovery, and DR strategies
Troubleshooting logs, dumps, abends, and database errors
IMS integration with DB2, CICS, MQ, TCP/IP, and distributed systems
RACF security controls
SMP/E, JCL, TSO/ISPF, and SDSF
Sysplex and high-availability architecture experience
Willingness to work onsite three days per week

Preferred Experience:
IMS modernization and API enablement
z/OS Connect and REST integration
OMEGAMON, MainView, or RMF
REXX, Ansible, or z/OSMF workflows
TCP/IP and Assembler routines
IMS routines and exit routines
DB Control experience