Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) Project Lead

**Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) Project Lead

Positin type: W2 contract**

Job Description

• Lead database administration activities for a large-scale, high-visibility enterprise project supporting mission-critical applications.
• Provide hands-on IDMS database administration, monitoring, and application support following established industry best practices.
• Collaborate with application development teams, system support teams, and database administrators to manage database environments across development, testing, staging, and production.
• Configure, tune, and optimize IDMS database features to maximize system performance and availability.
• Analyze database performance metrics, recommend improvements, and implement optimization strategies.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance database operational procedures and standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on database architecture, deployment strategies, and data model enhancements.
• Coordinate with vendors, external organizations, and cross-functional stakeholders to support project objectives.
• Support application development teams by recommending best practices for database design, performance, and scalability.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation to ensure continuous availability of critical systems.
• Assist with database deployment, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Contribute to project planning, technical estimations, resource planning, and implementation strategies.
• Communicate effectively with technical teams, project management, and business stakeholders through presentations, status updates, and documentation.
• Ensure database security, integrity, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Perform additional database administration and technical leadership responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills

• 15\+ years of experience administering and deploying IDMS databases in IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
• 10\+ years of experience with IDMS SQL Option, including relational database implementation and SQL-based database support.
• 15\+ years of experience implementing and managing IDMS security, including ADS/O application structures, IDD, and relational database objects.
• 15\+ years of experience developing applications using COBOL and ADS/O with native and SQL-based IDMS databases.
• 12\+ years of experience with IBM High Level Assembler on z/OS.
• 10\+ years of experience using IDMS Perfmon for monitoring and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application development and implementation projects.
• Experience with project planning, effort estimation, and technical resource allocation.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated integrity, leadership, and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

• RACF security administration knowledge.
• Experience with application change management processes.
• Healthcare industry experience and/or experience handling PHI/PII data.
• Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) experience.
• Medicaid operations experience.
• Public sector experience is preferred.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree is preferred.