{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"a2edbb11edb90bebad9bf2aa","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2edbb11edb90bebad9bf2aa","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2edbb11edb90bebad9bf2aa","title":"Mainframe Admin","description":"Requires the services of 1 Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of a Software Engineer Level 2, and the specifications outlined in this document. All work products resulting from the project shall be considered \"works made for hire\" and are the property and may include preselection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and\nsatisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. The client will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).\nProvides technical leadership and guidance to the mainframe IMS application teams and collaborates with the Mainframe Systems teams to ensure the applications are highly available. Provide DBA maintenance and development support of application databases in all environments (development, acceptance, and production). Work will involve highly advanced (senior-level) systems administration in support of agency mainframe applications and supporting infrastructure; and coordination of day-to-day system administration functions. As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as well as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases.\nRoutine system administration functions to include performance monitoring, security monitoring, and maintenance.\nWork includes supporting processes, overseeing and coordinating mainframe operations in the State’s Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS), and working with the Network Administration, Customer Support and Applications Development & Support teams to provide support necessary for day-to-day mainframe operations.\nThe Worker will apply their expert knowledge and experience as a Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator to support both the needs of the Legacy Systems as well as those for the Mainframe Transformation Team.\nIMPORTANT: This position is for a hands-on Application IMS DBA, not for a DB2 DBA.\nWORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS\nAdminister mainframe application IMS databases.\no As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as well as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases.\n▪ Proficient with using DBRC/RECONS and List reports\n▪ Proficient with performing DBRC forward recoveries\n▪ Experience with selecting points in time to do valid recoveries and performing actual database recoveries.\n▪ Knowledgeable of IBM IMS utilities and familiar with vendor utilities.\n▪ Create, modify and maintain IMS database descriptions.\n▪ Add, remove and re-org database records as needed.\n▪ Monitor and maintain IMS database performance.\nApplication support issues that involve IMS databases.\no Assist application programmers on DBRC issues in the test environment\no Research and resolve DBRC related abends in the production environment\no Refresh Dev/Test databases with prod backup images as requested.\nMaintain Mainframe Operating Systems Administration\nCoordinate testing of mainframe software upgrades and Disaster Recovery plans\nwith DCS vendor.\no Assist primary agency DCS contact with problem management and change\nmanagement activities.\no Maintains knowledge of DCS vendor standards and reports agency system\nnon-compliance to management.\no Coordinates the testing and deployment of mainframe software upgrades with\nDCS contractor.\no Reviews and tests mainframe disaster recovery plans with DCS contractor.\nMaintain and provide technical support for Mainframe Production Control and\nSupport Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler.\nSupport agency application development work by creating and maintaining procedures for use during application deployments; and creating and expanding application environments during development.\nProvide technical assistance to programmers and operations personnel for all problems and testing that involves mainframe operations.\nProvide after-hour support for nightly batch Mainframe schedule COBOL and JCL programs.\nMINIMUM SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS\nMinimum Requirements:\nCandidates who do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this\nopportunity.\nJob Types: Full-time, Contract\nPay: $49.00 - $62.00 per hour\nWork Location: Remote","company":"Devcare Solutions","rawCompany":"devcare solutions","city":"Remote","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T13:55:27.556Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.01","title":"Web Administrators","slug":"web-administrators"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541513","title":"Computer Facilities Management Services","slug":"computer-facilities-management-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Mainframe Admin","description":"Requires the services of 1 Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of a Software Engineer Level 2, and the specifications outlined in this document. All work products resulting from the project shall be considered \"works made for hire\" and are the property and may include preselection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and\nsatisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. The client will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).\nProvides technical leadership and guidance to the mainframe IMS application teams and collaborates with the Mainframe Systems teams to ensure the applications are highly available. Provide DBA maintenance and development support of application databases in all environments (development, acceptance, and production). Work will involve highly advanced (senior-level) systems administration in support of agency mainframe applications and supporting infrastructure; and coordination of day-to-day system administration functions. As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as well as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases.\nRoutine system administration functions to include performance monitoring, security monitoring, and maintenance.\nWork includes supporting processes, overseeing and coordinating mainframe operations in the State’s Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS), and working with the Network Administration, Customer Support and Applications Development & Support teams to provide support necessary for day-to-day mainframe operations.\nThe Worker will apply their expert knowledge and experience as a Mainframe IMS Application Database Administrator to support both the needs of the Legacy Systems as well as those for the Mainframe Transformation Team.\nIMPORTANT: This position is for a hands-on Application IMS DBA, not for a DB2 DBA.\nWORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS\nAdminister mainframe application IMS databases.\no As the DBA, you will conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities, backup and recovery as well as troubleshooting applications on IMS databases.\n▪ Proficient with using DBRC/RECONS and List reports\n▪ Proficient with performing DBRC forward recoveries\n▪ Experience with selecting points in time to do valid recoveries and performing actual database recoveries.\n▪ Knowledgeable of IBM IMS utilities and familiar with vendor utilities.\n▪ Create, modify and maintain IMS database descriptions.\n▪ Add, remove and re-org database records as needed.\n▪ Monitor and maintain IMS database performance.\nApplication support issues that involve IMS databases.\no Assist application programmers on DBRC issues in the test environment\no Research and resolve DBRC related abends in the production environment\no Refresh Dev/Test databases with prod backup images as requested.\nMaintain Mainframe Operating Systems Administration\nCoordinate testing of mainframe software upgrades and Disaster Recovery plans\nwith DCS vendor.\no Assist primary agency DCS contact with problem management and change\nmanagement activities.\no Maintains knowledge of DCS vendor standards and reports agency system\nnon-compliance to management.\no Coordinates the testing and deployment of mainframe software upgrades with\nDCS contractor.\no Reviews and tests mainframe disaster recovery plans with DCS contractor.\nMaintain and provide technical support for Mainframe Production Control and\nSupport Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler.\nSupport agency application development work by creating and maintaining procedures for use during application deployments; and creating and expanding application environments during development.\nProvide technical assistance to programmers and operations personnel for all problems and testing that involves mainframe operations.\nProvide after-hour support for nightly batch Mainframe schedule COBOL and JCL programs.\nMINIMUM SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS\nMinimum Requirements:\nCandidates who do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this\nopportunity.\nJob Types: Full-time, Contract\nPay: $49.00 - $62.00 per hour\nWork Location: Remote","datePosted":"2026-08-09T13:55:27.556Z","dateModified":"2026-08-09T13:55:27.556Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Devcare Solutions","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Remote","addressRegion":"OR","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"a2edbb11edb90bebad9bf2aa"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a2edbb11edb90bebad9bf2aa"}}