Senior Storage Systems Programmer Analyst

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Companion Data Services provides leading IT solutions and managed services. We operate multiple geographically disperse data centers, including two of the nation’s largest healthcare data centers – both rated among the top five percent of data centers worldwide by MIPS. With three U.S. locations and decades of experience in government, commercial and education markets, our innovative solutions and reliable services allow clients to focus on core business and improve outcomes. Our data centers host applications process billions of transactions, supporting state, federal and commercial business.

Requirements

Bachelor's in a job related field
Associates degree plus an extra 2 years of job-related work experience for a total of 10 years of required work experience
12 total years required work experience.
8 Years IT experience including extensive systems programming experience.
Strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
Thorough understanding of operating systems and foundation architecture.
Extensive knowledge of systems programming, graphical user interfaces, control languages, development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies.
Advanced knowledge of currently utilized programming productivity tools and their use.
Advanced knowledge/skills in analyzing system software and making recommendations for performance enhancements.
Standard office equipment.

Nice To Haves

IBM z/OS storage environments.
Working knowledge of Luminex Mainframe Virtual Tape (MVT), storage pools.
Initialization and configuration of DASD devices.
DFSMSdss full volume and logical dataset dump and restore.
Coding SMS ACS routines.
ISMF, HSM configuration and administration, SMS storage group utilization, RMM configuration and administration.
Working knowledge of Dino Software T-REX and UDM software products.
Exposure with IBM TDMF for z/OS.
Working knowledge of DELL EMC PowerMax and SRDF replication
Exploitation of zEDC.

Responsibilities

Diagnose, isolate, and debug software problems and perform problem resolution. Identify issues that the vendor is responsible for and refer those issues appropriately.
Review and design system software and hardware builds analyzing system options and the impact on the overall systems infrastructure. Develop and document the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards.
Coordinate installation, testing, and maintenance of systems software. Schedule system downtime in a way that minimizes user impact.
Review customer requests, security patches, and audit requirements for additions or changes to systems, and evaluate feasibility to determine if/how to handle the request while maintaining an adequate/appropriate overall systems infrastructure. To determine if requested changes are possible, review system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations.
Provide technical guidance to project team areas as appropriate. May evaluate vendor-supplied software packages and make recommendations to IT management. In coordination with Project Leads and senior level staff, provide input on proposals that could potentially impact systems.
Assist in the establishment and implementation of standards and guidelines that guide the design of technology solutions across the enterprise.
Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software.