What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating many opportunities for people like YOU — people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a difference in this world.
At Cognizant, together with your colleagues from all around the world, you will collaborate on creating solutions for the world's leading companies and help them become more flexible, more innovative, and successful. Moreover, this is your chance to be part of the success story.
Position Summary
As an IDMS Database Administrator (DBA), you will make an impact by ensuring the stability, performance, and integrity of Integrated Database Management System (IDMS) systems and related software. You will be a valued member of the infrastructure/mainframe team and work collaboratively with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders to support critical database operations.
Mandatory Skills
- Strong knowledge of Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) concepts and IDMS system architecture
- Experience with IDMS software upgrades and IDMS utilities (Backup, Reorganisation, Recovery, Load, Unload, etc.)
- Experience with complete system-level backup and recovery
- Proficiency in creation and management of databases, tablespaces, tables, and indexes
- Knowledge of basic IDMS Database 2 (DB2) commands, security management, and space management
Roles And Responsibilities
- Execute IDMS system programming, including software installation and applying fixes
- Perform problem determination and resolution for IDMS system software, related products, utilities, and tools
- Administer and maintain IDMS systems, including backups, system start-up/shutdown, and corrupt data recovery
- Prepare and implement policies for disk storage setup, Central Processing Unit (CPU) resource consumption limits, and backup strategy for IDMS subsystem objects
- Conduct Research and Development (R&D) and proof-of-concept work for new IDMS features, reporting long-term cost-benefit findings to senior management
Qualifications/Certifications
- Experience with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Change and Configuration Management, including moving updates through staging environments
- Proven ability in ITIL Incident and Problem Management — identifying, determining, and resolving product issues in collaboration with requestors
- Background in performance tuning and monitoring Database Administrator (DBA) housekeeping jobs, deadlock/timeout detection, and resolution
Salary Range: >$100,000
Date of Posting: 15-Jul-26
Next Steps: If you feel this opportunity suits you, or Cognizant is the type of organization you would like to join, we want to have a conversation with you! Please apply directly with us.
For a complete list of open opportunities with Cognizant, visit http://www.cognizant.com/careers. Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background check.
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