Lead Database Administrator

Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) Project Lead Positin type: W2 contract Database Administrator (IDMS DBA) Project Lead Positin type: W2 contract Job Description Lead database administration activities for a large-scale, high-visibility enterprise project supporting mission-critical applications. Provide hands-on IDMS database administration, monitoring, and application support following established industry best practices. Collaborate with application development teams, system support teams, and database administrators to manage database environments across development, testing, staging, and production. Configure, tune, and optimize IDMS database features to maximize system performance and availability. Analyze database performance metrics, recommend improvements, and implement optimization strategies. Develop, maintain, and enhance database operational procedures and standards. Provide technical leadership and guidance on database architecture, deployment strategies, and data model enhancements. Coordinate with vendors, external organizations, and cross-functional stakeholders to support project objectives. Support application development teams by recommending best practices for database design, performance, and scalability. Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation to ensure continuous availability of critical systems. Assist with database deployment, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and production support. Contribute to project planning, technical estimations, resource planning, and implementation strategies. Communicate effectively with technical teams, project management, and business stakeholders through presentations, status updates, and documentation. Ensure database security, integrity, reliability, and compliance with organizational standards. Perform additional database administration and technical leadership responsibilities as assigned. Required Skills 15+ years of experience administering and deploying IDMS databases in IBM z/OS mainframe environments. 10+ years of experience with IDMS SQL Option, including relational database implementation and SQL-based database support. 15+ years of experience implementing and managing IDMS security, including ADS/O application structures, IDD, and relational database objects. 15+ years of experience developing applications using COBOL and ADS/O with native and SQL-based IDMS databases. 12+ years of experience with IBM High Level Assembler on z/OS. 10+ years of experience using IDMS Perfmon for monitoring and performance reporting. Strong understanding of enterprise application development and implementation projects. Experience with project planning, effort estimation, and technical resource allocation. Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Demonstrated integrity, leadership, and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. Preferred Skills RACF security administration knowledge. Experience with application change management processes. Healthcare industry experience and/or experience handling PHI/PII data. Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) experience. Medicaid operations experience. Public sector experience is preferred. Education Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or related field, or equivalent work experience. Master's degree is preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr