100% Remote z/OS Systems Programmer
About The Position
The z/OS Systems Programmer provides primary subject-matter-expert support for z/OS operating systems and system components. The role provides direct technical support for planning, implementing, and testing releases, upgrades, and changes to z/OS, network, and component software. It also supports assigned ISV products, including BlueZone, and provides primary administration and end-user support for SCLM, CICS, and IMS. The position diagnoses platform and software issues, performs root-cause analysis, analyzes performance, and makes recommendations concerning capacity planning, performance tuning, system parameters, and system library management. It consults with other IT technical teams, leads or participates in projects affecting the z/OS platform, supports integration testing of new products with existing applications and user procedures, and assists with technical support for mainframe production-control and support jobs and the monthly mainframe job scheduler.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience with z/OS systems programming.
- At least 5 years of experience with JES2, z/OS UNIX System Services (OMVS), and Storage Management Subsystem (SMS).
- At least 3 years of experience with TSS (Top Secret Security).
- At least 3 years of experience with performance monitoring, including initial analysis of performance issues.
- At least 2 years of experience with REXX.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred experience with Informatica Power Exchange Administration; 3 years stated.
- Preferred working knowledge of z/OS operations, z/OS networking, VTAM, and TCP/IP; 3 years stated.
- Preferred working knowledge of z/OS-centric automated job-scheduling and management software (JOBTRAC), terminal emulator software (BLUEZONE), and VTAM Session Manager Software (VTAM/SWITCH); 3 years stated.
- Preferred working knowledge of SMP/E, RMF, SMF, WLM, JCL, and GRS; 3 years stated.
- Preferred working knowledge of VSAM and TSO; 3 years stated.
- Preferred experience with TLS configuration, including certificates, SSL RSA keys, SFTP, and FTPS; 3 years stated.
- Preferred experience with SCLM or similar configuration-management tools, specifically SCLM configuration and administration; 3 years stated.
- Preferred experience with CPM for JOBTRAC; 3 years stated.
Responsibilities
- Provide primary subject-matter-expert support for z/OS operating systems and system components.
- Support the planning, implementation, and testing of z/OS operating-system, network, and component-software releases, upgrades, and changes.
- Provide end-user support for assigned ISV products, such as BlueZone.
- Provide primary administration and end-user support for SCLM.
- Provide primary administrative support for CICS and IMS.
- Diagnose platform, software, and related-product issues and conduct follow-up root-cause analysis.
- Analyze performance issues and recommend capacity-planning measures.
- Recommend system-wide performance tuning to meet required service levels.
- Recommend system parameters and system-library management approaches.
- Provide technical consultation and respond to inquiries from other IT technical teams.
- Serve as technical lead on internal team projects or participate in projects that affect the z/OS platform.
- Support integration testing of new products with existing applications and user procedures.
- Assist with maintaining and providing technical support for mainframe production-control and support jobs and the monthly mainframe job scheduler.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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