Job offer description

Job Title: Senior System Programmer IMS
Location: Amsterdam, NL (Hybrid)
Dutch Speaker: Minimum B2

Job Description: Senior System Programmer IMS
- Advise and assist in project related activities
- Investigate and solve complex IMS related incidents and problems
- Handle requests and answer questions from (internal and external) customers related to IMS improvements
- Generate ideas to improve procedures and work methods and put these ideas into practice

Technical Skills:
- Provable extensive knowledge of IMS DB & IMS TM v15 including IMS connect
- Install and maintain other IBM IMS related products and Third-Party Software for IMS TM and IMS DB
- Provable extensive knowledge of IMS DB backup & recovery
- Provable extensive knowledge of IMS TM & IMS DB & application performance & tuning
- Knowledge and usage of monitoring products such as Mainview and analysis tools, IMS connect extensions, IPI, IPA
- Knowledge of Parallel Sysplex facilities
- Basic skills for z/OS and MQ
- Basic RACF knowledge
- Good Rexx knowledge
- Basic assembler knowledge

General Skills:
- ITIL
- Agile
- Strong communication skills
- Languages: English (word and writing)
- Team player. Ability to cooperate with the other syspro’s within the team as well as with other teams, our customer, and vendors in Agile projects.
- Flexible. Ability to cope with changes in planning and priorities. Ability to work under (time) pressure. Quick learner (new environments).
- Willing to work outside office hours (weekends and nights) for projects and changes.
- Fluent English speaker and writer