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.)