This is a full time /Permanent role. Candidates need to be onsite on Tuesday and Wednesday or whenever needed for critical efforts. Must be in driving distance if possible. Location is : Pittsburgh, PA/Cincinnati, OH/Detroit,MI/ Akron,OH.
Cannot sponsor. Need candidates who does not require sponsorship.
Job Description:
The Mainframe Systems programmer is responsible for the overall engineering, operations, and
planning of the mainframe, IBM z/OS operating system software and all other IBM and third-party
software. This is a critical programmer who will be responsible for providing technical expertise and
guidance to the applications support team, the scheduling team, and to data center operations. You will
work closely with IT leadership to develop long-term strategies to optimize the effective use of the
mainframe platform. As the primary Systems Programmer you will also be responsible for mainframe
storage, tape library management and disaster recovery to ensure that all critical applications can be
recovered in the event of data loss or system outages. In this role you will help to plan and oversee
technical project execution, server engineering skills, and technical resource deployment to ensure
quality outcomes.
Responsibilities:
Function as the subject matter expert for the mainframe platform
Provide technical expertise and support to infrastructure, applications and third-party
teams.
Lead the planning, installation, configuration, customization, and testing of IBM z/OS and all
third-party mainframe software packages such as TopSecret, CA-1, CA-Disk, BMC AMI
Storage, Endevor, MIM, VPS, etc.
Perform CICS administration.
Lead capacity planning and resource optimization for the mainframe, storage and tape
management systems.
Assist with the disaster recovery planning and annual testing for the mainframe and storage
replication services.
Identify and plan for the use of new technologies and capabilities including Linux and cloud-
ready capabilities to improve optimized use of the mainframe platform.
Perform performance data collection, analysis, and the tuning of the z/OS operating system
and associated applications.
Develop standards and procedures that support current and future operational needs.
Assist with the planning and delivery of software upgrades, system maintenance activities,
technical patching and hardware refresh initiatives for the mainframe environment.
Manage and drive IT service delivery and management disciplines with the mainframe and
data center operations teams including incident, change and problem management.
Review technical requirements and solutions to ensure that mainframe security
requirements and best practices are implemented.
Provide engineering and support of the enterprise scheduling packages including the
training and development of process documentation for the scheduling and data center
operations teams.
Required Length & Type of Experience:
A minimum of ten years as a Systems Programmer supporting a large, complex mainframe
and open system environment.
o Expert-level knowledge of IBM z/OS operating system administration,
performance tuning, installation, upgrade and patching.
o Strong knowledge and technical skills in IBM mainframe hardware including
hardware installs and upgrades, firmware and module patching and lifecycle
planning.
o Strong knowledge and understanding of IBM mainframe storage and tape
management systems including storage replication technology.
o Deep knowledge in CICS administration.
o Strong knowledge and understanding of mainframe security, CICS and
workload management tools and methodologies.
Knowledge of database concepts in Mainframe, particularly in IDMS database
administration.
Five years of providing technical leadership and engineering assistance to infrastructure
engineers and administrators.
Experience installing IBM mainframe hardware, operating systems and major third-party
software vendors including CA, BMC, LRS and Information Builders.
Experience in designing, implementing and operating enterprise-wide mainframe and server
infrastructure in a highly virtualized and dynamic environment.
Experience planning for and executing large, complex projects including major hardware
architecture changes, hardware refreshes, major software version upgrades and global
consolidations across multiple sites.
Experience delivering and supporting services that are used across large organizations with
international, 24 x 7 support needs.
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