Mainframe IMS Engineer (Guadalajara)

Mainframe IMS Engineer (Guadalajara)

Seeking Experienced Mainframe IMS Engineers for a Long-Term Project – Hybrid in Guadalajara, Jalisco

We are looking for a highly skilled Mainframe IMS Engineer with a minimum of 15 years of experience to join a dynamic team within a leading organization. This role involves installing, upgrading, configuring, and supporting IMS environments to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability in mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

- Product installation, upgrades, maintenance, and customization using usermods
- Supporting and managing related software products
- CICS configuration and subsystem connectivity setup
- Planning, testing, and implementing IMS software upgrades, RSUs, and feature enhancements
- Managing IMS/TM and IMS/DB subsystems within z/OS Sysplex environments
- Defining and maintaining IMS databases using DBDs and PSBs and executing DL/I utilities
- Developing and maintaining IMS applications using COBOL, Assembler, and REXX
- Installing, configuring, and patching IMS regions using SMP/E or z/OSMF
- Monitoring and tuning IMS transaction and database performance to meet SLAs
- Troubleshooting transaction failures, database lock contention, and communication errors
- Implementing IMS backup and recovery strategies and integrating with DFSMShsm
- Integrating IMS with CICS, DB2, MQ, and web services
- Producing technical documentation and coordinating with cross-functional teams

Technical Skills Required:

With over 15 years of experience as a Mainframe IMS Engineer, you must be proficient in the following technical skills:

- IMS/TM, IMS/DB, IMS Connect, GATEWAY
- z/OS, SMP/E, JES2, JCL, TSO/ISPF
- DFSMS, DL/I, DBDGEN, PSBGEN
- COBOL, HLASM, REXX
- MQSeries, CICS, DB2, JDBC, Web Services
- SDSF, IPCS, SLIP, IMS logs

Qualifications:





- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Fluent in English (Advanced)
- Strong analytical thinking, clear communication, mentoring disposition, and time management

Location & Schedule:

- Hybrid work in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Tlaquepaque / Zapopan area)
- Remote option available for candidates based in Mexico City or Querétaro, with availability to travel to Guadalajara on some occasions as required by the project
- Work hours Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 18:00

Tipo de puesto: Jornada completa, Por tiempo indeterminado

Sueldo: $50,000.00 - $65,900.00 al mes

Pregunta(s) de postulación:

- COBOL & Mainframe:

¿Cuántos años de experiencia tienes trabajando con COBOL en entornos Mainframe? Por favor explica brevemente en qué tipos de sistemas, aplicaciones o proyectos has utilizado COBOL y cuál ha sido tu nivel de responsabilidad.

- IMS / Product Install & Performance / Troubleshooting:

¿Cuántos años de experiencia tienes en instalación, actualización, mantenimiento y personalización de productos IMS, incluyendo usermods, soporte a productos, configuración de CICS, instalación y upgrades de sistemas, conocimiento de la arquitectura IMS (IMS/TM, IMS/DB, Sysplex), performance tuning y troubleshooting? Explica las actividades específicas que has realizado y tu nivel de participación.

- System Administration (IMS / zOS):

¿Cuántos años de experiencia tienes en administración de sistemas IMS, incluyendo instalación, configuración y parchado de regiones IMS, gestión de control blocks, despliegues mediante SMP/E o z/OSMF, SYSGEN y conectividad de subsistemas con MQ, CICS y DB2, así como LU6.2 y NJE? Describe brevemente tu experiencia y responsabilidades.

Idioma:

- Ingles Avanzado (Obligatorio)

Lugar de trabajo: remoto híbrido en Guadalajara, Jal.

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