Mainframe Systems Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
$90,000 - $120,000
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Mainframe Systems
storage virtualization
Systems Engineer
VSE
Mainframe
REXX
Linux
TCPIP
VTAM
virtualization
JCL

Job Details

***6 MONTH CONTRACT-TO-HIRE POSITION***

LOCAL RICHMOND VA CANDIDATES PREFERRED

***NO C2C INTEREST***

Minimum Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe administration, preferably with IBM Z series
  • 4+ years of experience with z/VM and z/VSE.
  • A bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
  • Expertise in installing, configuring, and maintaining the z/VM operating
  • Knowledge of the z/VSE/VSEn operating systems, including experience with CICS, CICS Transaction Gateway, and CICS Web Services
  • A deep understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies, including knowledge of virtual machine (VM) management, virtual networking, storage virtualization, and resource
  • In-depth knowledge of mainframe hardware components (processors, channels, control units).
  • Expertise in mainframe storage management (DASD, virtual tape, physical tape).
  • Experienced with mainframe network and communication technologies (TCPIP, VTAM, SNA, 3270, OSA, HiperSockets, etc).
  • Proficiency in mainframe system administration, performance tuning, and capacity
  • Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in the z/VSE environment, such as Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, JCL, REXX, and CP/CMS EXEC.
  • Familiarity with mainframe security practices and compliance
  • The ability to analyze system logs, dumps, and other diagnostic
  • Expertise in data center operations and mainframe hardware related projects in the data
  • Proficiency in basic Linux administration
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
  • 12+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe
  • 8+ years of experience with z/VM and z/VSE/VSEn.
  • A master s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related
  • Certifications such as IBM Certified System Programmer, IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, or similar.
  • Hands-on experience with IBM DS8000 series disk storage
  • Comprehensive understanding of IBM TS7700 virtual tape
  • Knowledge of IBM TS4500 physical tape library and tape management
  • Experience with the Zeke/VSE mainframe job
  • Understanding of and experience with VSE Interactive Computing and Control Facility (ICCF).