FNTS Senior Mainframe z/OS Engineer ( Remote/ Work from Home)

First National of Nebraska Inc.

118d • $88,067 - $145,309

About The Position

The Mainframe Senior Engineer Position is part of a managed services engineering team. The Mainframe Senior Engineer is responsible for maintaining customer environments and solving technical problems in an efficient manner. In addition to maintaining the existing Mainframe systems, you will help plan and migrate customer systems via tape save/restore or software replication, expand our existing customer's environments, ensure proper handling of system backups and react in a break/fix capacity to escalate technical issues that compromise system operability and functionality.

Requirements

• 10+ years experience as a Mainframe Systems Engineer
• Knowledge of z/OS Concepts (JES2, SDSF, TSO, RACF, HCD/IODF, SMP/E)
• Experience with Communication Concepts (VTAM, TCP/IP)
• Storage Management knowledge (SMS, HSM, DFDSS, VSAM, IDCAMS, ICF Catalogs)
• Familiarity with z/OS Subsystems (JES2, WLM, OMVS/USS, SMF/RMF, RACF, ASM, GRS)
• Experience with Major Subsystems (CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ Series)
• Experience supporting z/VM and z/VSE systems is a plus
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentations)
• Knowledge of z systems hardware
• Experience configuring LPARs using the Hardware Management Console
• Experience with storage management in JBOD, RAID, and SAN environments
• Experience defining and troubleshooting Printer configurations
• Experience configuring TCP/IP and associated servers in an IPV4 environment (IPv6 desired)
• Familiarity with Physical and Virtual tape library configuration and implementation
• Experience with OS Upgrades, PTF Deployment and software installation
• Experience configuring and deploying automation and monitoring tools

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting z/VM and z/VSE systems
• Familiarity with IPv6

Responsibilities

• Perform reporting functions as required or requested by customer
• Support cases and incidents/problems not solvable by Ops
• Installation, maintenance and configuration of ISV products
• Assist with hardware configuration and upgrades
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team migrating customer environments with minimal impact
• Write and maintain system documentation
• Work with customers to accomplish their migration to FNTS or remote management setup
• Implement technologies to achieve team roadmap goals
• Install new software (OS & major subsystem) releases while working with customer on timing/testing/implementation
• Maintain golden/sandbox systems for templates
• Participate in technical infrastructure projects as the Mainframe SME
• Occasional after hours and weekend support

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401k, With Matching Contributions
• Time Off Programs
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Dependent Care
• Employee Banking
• Growth Opportunities
• Tuition Assistance
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees