Senior IMS Specialist

IMS Specialist, Mainframe Environment in the Financial Sector
About the assignment
Our client, a financial sector organisation, is looking for an experienced IMS specialist to operate, manage and further develop a business-critical mainframe environment. You will be part of a small specialist team and be responsible for the ongoing delivery of the IMS environment in a complex z/OS environment, where stability, security and availability are the focus.
Your responsibilities
Administer, configure and optimise IMS and associated databases
Analyse transaction performance and troubleshoot incidents
Install, maintain and support IMS system software
Work closely with specialists in adjacent technology areas such as MQ, DB2 and WebSphere/Liberty
Contribute to ensuring stability, resilience and availability in the service

Requirements
Extensive hands-on experience administering, configuring and optimising IMS databases
Several years’ experience working in z/OS environments
Experience in transaction management and performance analysis
Good knowledge of TSO/ISPF
Experience in large, complex and business-critical environments with high demands for stability, resilience and availability
Excellent communication skills in English

Desirable
Knowledge of Swedish
Experience with backup and recovery in IMS
Understanding of how IMS transactions and databases interact with application code, for example COBOL
Experience in banking or other highly regulated and security-critical environments

Your profile
You are analytical, organised and solution-oriented, and quickly familiarise yourself with complex technical environments. You work pragmatically, are curious and collaborate well with other specialists.