System Database Administrator: IDMS - Mainframe COBOL

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your role and responsibilities

IDMS Database Administrator well versed in IDMS database operations, as well as IDMS Central Version system operations. Mainframe COBOL to assist with Modernization conversion projects, including problem determination and resolution based on IDMS DB/DC behaviors.

Responsibilities:

• Consult with clients, discuss IDMS concepts and relate them to existing Db2/SQL solutions.
• Assist with Problem determination in application modernization issues in both the converted application COBOL code, and the internal COBOL framework emulating IDMS behaviors
• Resolve issues and / or make recommendations on corrections needed
• Document issues / resolution as required
• Make modifications to internal COBOL framework, and existing processes and procedures as assigned

Skills:

• Using IDMS Utilities & Tools
• Administrating the IDMS Database
• Managing the IDMS Database & System
• Securing & Applying Maintenance to the Database
• Logical & Physical Database Design for IDMS
• Defining an IDMS Database
• Implementing & maintaining an IDMS Database
• Database, DC-UCF Internals
• IDMS / DC-COBOL
• IDMS Performance & Tuning
• Database definitions:
• Schema, Subschema, DMCL, DBName table, Page groups
• Set definition of MA, OA, OM, MM
• IDMS system and user exits, how to invoke
• Local mode vs CV (Central Version) and why you might use one over the other

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Excellent understanding of IDMS application and Database usage including ADSO (15 Years experience)

• Excellent COBOL, COBOL/CICS programming and debugging skills. (10 years of experience)

• Excellent documentation and communication skills

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Db2/SQL application and performance tuning knowledge
• Data Migration experience
• Assembler/Macro language knowledge
• IMS-DB/DC
• VSAM

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

Client-provided location(s): Woodbridge, Canada

Job ID: IBM-66121

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-10-22T18:48:43