Description

Job Title : Mainframe IMS Architect

job Location: New York, New York, United States(onsite)

Study Level : Bachelor's Degree

Skill Cluster : DE-Mainframe_Batch_IMS.

Primary Skill : IMS, REST, COBOL

Experience : 10 years

Job Duration : 6 Months

Job Description :

Key Responsibilities

1. Modernization & API Enablement

Build API interfaces over existing IMS applications using HATS, Z/OS Connect, and IMS Connect.

Capture and automate complex IMS conversational screen flows for API consumption.

Design and implement reusable HATS modules and REST services that encapsulate green-screen navigation.

Integrate HATS-generated services with Z/OS Connect API provider to deliver modern REST APIs for downstream systems (e.g., Pega).

2. IMS Refactoring (Medium-Term Modernization)

Analyze MFS screen programs to separate business logic, presentation logic, and data access.

Refactor legacy COBOL/IMS programs into callable modules (LUWs) for stateless integration.

Create clean request/response COPYBOOKs suitable for Z/OS Connect.

3. IMS Architecture Stability

Assess and redesign how conversational flows depend on:

LTERM state

CSA segments

Full-function IMS databases

Implement IMS Connect user exits to manage LTERM continuity or dynamic assignment.

4. Tools, Platforms, and Infrastructure

Install, configure, and maintain:

HATS Studio

Z/OS Connect EE

IMS Connect exit routines

Optimize IMS transaction throughput and reduce screen-driven dependencies.

Best Regards, 

Lakshmi

Technical Recruiter

Email: lakshmiv@imedhas.com

Google Chat: recruiterlakshmiit@gmail.com

Connect on Linkedin: Vajrala Lakshmi

iMedhas Consulting Services | Newark, Delaware 19702 

https://www.imedhas.com

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