Senior Systems Programmer (Mainframe)

Albany, NY, US • Posted 60+ days ago • Updated 5 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

American National Insurance Company

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Marketing Operations
Preventive Maintenance
Project Management
Performance Management
Operating Systems
ServiceNow
Backup
Recovery
FDR
Management
Performance Tuning
Hierarchical Storage Management
DirectShow
DS
Mainframe
z/OS
Storage Management
Training
Durable Skills
Life Insurance
Insurance
FOCUS
Teamwork
Collaboration
Finance
Recruiting
Social Media
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Summary

Job Title: Senior Systems Programmer - Mainframe Support (Full-Time, Exempt)
Onsite Location: Albany, NY. | Springfield, MO. | League City, TX. (Marina Plaza)
Reports To: Director, Large Systems
Work Hours: Monday-Friday; between the hours of 8:00 am-4:30 pm; including on-call rotation
Relocation Assistance: Provided accordingly

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Systems Programmer, specializing in mainframe support with a focus on storage administration. You will be the go-to expert for ZOS operating systems and third-party software, handling escalations, tuning, upgrades, and troubleshooting in a fast-paced environment. This role is ideal for self-starters who thrive on solving complex issues and driving improvements.

What You will Do:

Manage support tickets and escalations through ServiceNow, prioritizing and resolving incidents
Lead storage administration: allocation, backup, recovery, tape services, SMS, HSM, and third-party tools (e.g., FDR)
Oversee upgrades of third-party software, performance tuning, and investigations for mainframe environments (z/OS)
Collaborate with infrastructure teams, application programmers, and cross-functional partners

Qualifications:

Hands-on experience with SMS, HSM, DS8000, TS7700
Mainframe storage administration expertise
Proven z/OS systems programming and storage administration background
Ability to participate in on-call rotation

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
American National offers eligible employees and their families medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan. Employees also receive annually a bank of paid time off and paid holidays. We aspire to see people for what they bring to our corporate culture by supporting an inclusive work environment, including an emphasis on a healthy work-life balance, development opportunities, and a casual dress code.
American National is an established, stable, and successful multi-line insurance corporation that has provided financial strength and a sense of security to employees, customers and business partners since 1905. With focus on our organization's values and cultural richness: Financial Strength, Integrity, Respect, Service and Teamwork (FIRST) and Agility, Collaboration, and Engagement (ACE) we continue to pursue our vision to be a leading provider of financial products and services for current and future generations.
Hiring Practices
The preceding job posting was designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this position or other opportunities at American National.
American National's recruitment policies help us place individuals in a timely and efficient manner. Only the most qualified candidates will be contacted by our recruiting team. Candidates may check the status of their application(s) by logging into their account. Learn more about our company, by following us on social media: LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram
American National is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected categories. American National is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

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Dice Id: RTX1542e5
Position Id: 2348-1
Posted 30+ days ago

Company Info

About American National Insurance Company

Since 1905, American National Insurance Company, founded and headquartered Galveston, Texas, has successfully managed a broad portfolio of insurance and financial products and services, to deliver on our promise to be there for our clients and communities when they need us most.

Our legacy is built on our FIRST values: financial strength, integrity, respect, service and teamwork. More than a century later, we continue to deliver products, services and a work culture that provide a sense of security to our clients and employees.

American National’s future is bright, thanks to new partnerships and ventures in diverse growth products aimed to leverage our full potential and become a leading provider in life, annuity and property and casualty insurance and services.

In our own community, American National is committed to fostering a culture that welcomes diverse talents and perspectives and uses varied insights to make us better. We value the creativity and vitality that an inclusive workforce creates and strive to embrace what makes each of us unique.

We place our values "FIRST" in all we do.

All of our values affect one another. If we do not have financial strength, we lose the trust and respect of our clients through lack of service and teamwork.

Financial Strength - We are all dedicated to financial stability and profitable growth to honor our promises to our insureds, to create opportunities for our employees and business partners, and to provide a fair return to our shareholders.

Integrity - Do what's right. Always! We adhere to and place great importance on ethics, integrity and compliance. We are individually accountable for demonstrating the highest standards of each to earn our client's trust.

Respect - The golden rule! We will treat all people with empathy, compassion and dignity. We view our business as one of relationships, not transactions. We are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients and our team.

Service - We have the ability and responsibility to live a life of significance through service and commitment to our values. We are committed to understanding our customer's expectations and striving to exceed them with our outstanding service.

Teamwork - We are all in this together. Our success depends on the unique contributions of all employees and business partners. We do this by meeting commitments, being accountable and making continuous improvement. We are committed to the success of our team.

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