Database Administrator - Project Lead for Remote Work

Syntricate Technologies Inc

Clemson, SC(remote)

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SKILLS

Best Practices, CSS (Cascading Style Sheet), Change Management, Cobol Programming Language, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, Data Modeling, Data Recovery, Database Administration, Database Backup, Database Design, Database Optimization, Database Programming, Database Technology, Disaster Recovery, Government, HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Health Insurance, High Availability, IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System), IBM Mainframe Operating System, IBM Product Family, IBM TSO/ISPF, IBM z-OS Operating System, IDMS (Integrated Database Management System), Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), JCL (Job Control Language), Java, JavaScript, Leadership, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Medicaid, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Basic.NET, On Call, Operations Processes, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Production Support, Production Systems, Project Planning, Project/Program Coordination, RACF (Resource Access Control Facility), Relational Databases (RDBMS), SQL (Structured Query Language), Security Monitoring, Software Development, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Support, Technical Writing, Test Plan/Schedule, Theater Production, Work From Home, Writing Skills, jQuery

LOCATION

Clemson, SC

POSTED

2 days ago

Job Title: Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) – Project Lead
Location: 100% Remote
Duration: 12 Months (Extension Possible)

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) – Project Lead to support a large-scale enterprise modernization initiative. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in CA IDMS database administration on IBM z/OS mainframe environments, along with strong leadership, project coordination, and communication skills.
This role involves working with cross-functional technical teams to administer, optimize, and support enterprise databases while ensuring high availability, security, and performance. The successful candidate will be self-driven, collaborative, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, and maintain CA IDMS databases following industry best practices.
Provide database support for development, testing, staging, and production environments.
Optimize database performance through monitoring, tuning, and performance analysis.
Design and implement database security, backup, recovery, and operational procedures.
Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and support teams to resolve database-related issues.
Advise development teams on database design, schema modifications, and data modeling.
Coordinate with external vendors and stakeholders when required.
Participate in production support and a 24x7 on-call rotation.
Prepare technical documentation and support continuous process improvements.
Perform additional database administration and project-related tasks as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Master's degree preferred.
15+ years of experience administering CA IDMS databases in IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
10+ years of experience with IDMS SQL implementation and relational database support.
15+ years of experience implementing and managing IDMS security.
15+ years of experience programming with COBOL and ADS/O using native and SQL-based IDMS databases.
12+ years of experience with IBM High Level Assembler (HLASM).
10+ years of experience using IDMS Perfmon for monitoring and reporting.
Strong understanding of database deployment, administration, performance tuning, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
Experience with project planning, effort estimation, and technical leadership.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with RACF security administration.
Knowledge of application change management processes.
Healthcare or insurance industry experience.
Experience handling PHI/PII-sensitive environments.
Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) experience.
Public sector or government project experience.
Medicaid operations knowledge.
Secondary knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server

Experience with one or more of the following technologies is highly desirable:

CA IDMS
IBM z/OS
COBOL
ADS/O
JCL
CICS
TSO
SQL
High Level Assembler (HLASM)
VB.NET
C#
Java
JavaScript
HTML
CSS
jQuery
RPG

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Syntricate Technologies Inc

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