Job description:

**Job Summary:**
The IMS Systems Programmer is responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of IBM Information Management System (IMS) software in a mainframe environment. This role ensures the reliability, availability, and performance of IMS databases and transaction management systems while providing technical support and expertise to application and infrastructure teams.

**Key Responsibilities:**
- Install, upgrade, and maintain IMS software and related components on IBM z/OS mainframes.
- Configure and optimize IMS systems for high availability and performance.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and apply fixes or patches as needed.
- Provide support for IMS database (DB) and IMS Transaction Manager (TM) environments.
- Work with application development teams to ensure IMS systems meet business needs.

Technical Skills
· Operating Systems: IBM MVS z/OS Mainframe
· Products and Tools: IMS/TM, IMS/DB, BMC IMS tools, IMS DB Physical Design, and IMS MSC
· IMS Application programming (Cobol and/or PL/1)
· Languages: z/OS MVS Assembler, PL/1, COBOL, and JCL
· Networking protocols: TCP/IP, FTP, VTAM
Additional Skills
· SMPE Experience
· z/OS dump analysis/IPCS
Disclaimer
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Compensation and Benefits
A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.