Mainframe Engineer
Indotronix International Corporation•Saint Paul, MN
•Hybrid
About The Position
Join a pivotal modernization project as a Mainframe Engineer, leveraging your IMS and DB2 expertise to drive a high-impact mainframe exit initiative. You’ll work in a collaborative hybrid environment, serving as a subject matter expert while guiding the migration of critical enterprise data from legacy mainframe platforms to cutting-edge cloud solutions.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with IMS DB and DB2 for z/OS, including database design, SQL, utilities, and performance tuning
- Proven success in mainframe exit or modernization projects, including data migration to distributed/cloud platforms
- Expert-level proficiency in z/OS mainframe environments, batch processing, JCL, and system utilities
- Strong background in database backup/recovery and data lifecycle management
Nice To Haves
- Experience migrating mainframe environments to AWS or other cloud platforms
- Familiarity with Informatica or similar data integration tools
- Knowledge of mainframe security, access control, and audit practices
- Understanding of enterprise data architecture and governance
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced engineering and DBA support for IMS DB (DL/I, PSBs, ACBs, transactions) and DB2 for z/OS environments
- Analyze, optimize, and stabilize database structures, access patterns, and performance
- Ensure system reliability through robust backup, recovery, and data integrity procedures
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across databases, application dependencies, and batch processing
- Lead the design and execution of data extraction, transformation (ETL/ELT), and migration strategies to distributed/cloud platforms, with a focus on AWS
- Translate hierarchical and relational data models to modern data architectures
- Partner with Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, and Data Engineering teams to drive modernization efforts
- Document knowledge, map dependencies, and support seamless knowledge transfer throughout the project lifecycle
Benefits
- Opportunity to lead a high-visibility modernization initiative
- Work in a flexible hybrid setting with a skilled and supportive team
- Gain hands-on experience with cloud migration and modern data platforms
- Competitive contract compensation
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