Develop migration scripts, programs, and utilities to transfer data from IMS-DB to IMS-DB2
- Collaborate with the project team to understand requirements and design solutions for migrating IMS-DB to IMS-DB2.
- Analyze existing IMS-DB applications and databases to identify dependencies, data structures, and business logic.
- Develop and execute migration scripts, programs, and utilities to transfer data from IMS-DB to IMS-DB2 while ensuring data integrity and consistency.
- Modify and optimize application code to leverage IMS-DB2 features and functionality, ensuring performance and scalability.
- Perform testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of migrated applications to validate functionality and identify and resolve issues.
- Document migration processes, code changes, and configurations for reference and future maintenance.
- Document the unit testing process, end-to-end integration testing process.
- Collaborate with database administrators, Application Analyst and other IT teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of migrated applications in the IMS-DB2 environment.
- Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to database migration and application development
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 5-10 years of experience in application development that includes working with IMS-DB and COBOL IMS-DB2
- In-depth understanding of IMS-DB, IMS-calls, IMS queries.
- Should be able to analyze existing COBO-IMS-DB2L code and modify it as required also should be able write efficient and complex COBOL-IMS-DB2 code from scratch.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as COBOL, JCL, SQL for IMS-DB2.
- Strong understanding of IMS-DB and IMS-DB2 databases, including data structures, access methods, and utilities.
- Experience with migration tools and utilities is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex systems and requirements.
- Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
