Mainframe Engineer (W2 Citizens Locals Only)

Education & Experience

· A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software engineering or related field

· 8+ years of hands-on experience with mainframe platforms.

· Demonstrated support on a critical mainframe environment, using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, MQ-Series, SQL, and VSAM files.

· Experience in mainframe performance tuning and capacity planning, including ways to reduce I/Os, CPU Time, MSUs, and MIPs, using Strobe, iStrobe, and Platinum Detector

· Experience in navigating in an Oracle database environment for triage purposes

· File format and comparison using File-AID; version management using Endeavor; debugging and unit testing using Intertest and Abend-AID; and job scheduling using Control-M

· Ability to debug and reproduce issues in lower pre-production environments

· Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment while meeting results

· Knowledge of ETL, Informatica, Java, Python, or other distributed languages is preferred.

· Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)

· Experience with monitoring systems such as CloudWatch, Datadog/Splunk, ELK stack

· Knowledge of financial services or equity compensation would be a plus.

· Ability to quickly learn new concepts and technologies to support day to day operations.

· Demonstrate ability to form trusted working relationships with business unit stakeholders through collaboration and enhanced effective communications

· Analytical & detail orientated thought process with the ability to take methodical approach to activities such as problem resolution, designing and solutioning.

· Demonstrated ability to articulate and explain complex problems or solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.

The Skills You Bring

· Ability to interact/influence/negotiate with stakeholders effectively.

· Ability to work with minimal direction and significant autonomy

· Strong self-starting, analytical, communication, and critical thinking skills

· Strong interpersonal and organizational abilities

· Collaborative working style

· An overriding need to find the underlying cause of things.