Mainframe Support Analyst (Looking For W2 Candidate Only Remote Position)

Job Title: Mainframe Support Analyst (Looking For W2 Candidate Only Remote Position)


Location: Remote 

Job Description:

The Mainframe Support Analyst will be responsible for maintaining and processing database records in mainframe environments supporting EFT and payment-processing operations. The role involves database maintenance, settlement processing, MTF file maintenance, reporting, debit card maintenance, financial institution conversions and deconversions, and batch processing.

The analyst will ensure accurate client configuration, data integrity, successful settlement processing, and implementation of client changes while following production support and change-management procedures.

Required Skills:

1. IBM Mainframe: Experience with TSO, ISPF, data sets, and batch jobs.

2. 3270 Terminal Emulator: Ability to access and navigate mainframe systems.

3. ISPF Navigation: Familiarity with command fields, menus, panels, member lists, messages, and function keys.

4. Mainframe Environments: Understanding of Development, Testing, and Production environments.

5. Data Set Knowledge: Understanding of sequential data sets and PDS libraries.

6. Database Knowledge: Ability to distinguish mainframe data sets from relational database tables.

7. Production Support: Understanding when to involve application specialists, production control, security administrators, storage teams, and DBAs.

8. Settlement Operations: Knowledge of settlement processing and balance refreshes.

9. EFT Processing: Experience with debit card and electronic funds transfer operations.

10. Financial Institution Conversions: Knowledge of conversion, migration, and deconversion activities.

11. Change Management: Experience working with ServiceNow change-management processes.

Responsibilities:

1. Database Maintenance

• Perform production database setup and maintenance for new and existing clients.

• Add, update, and delete database records.

• Maintain customer configuration records and database files.

• Validate data accuracy and ensure error-free database maintenance.

2. Mainframe Operations

• Navigate IBM mainframe systems using TSO and ISPF.

• Access and manage data sets, PDS libraries, and members.

• Monitor and support batch processing activities.

• Identify and troubleshoot basic mainframe processing issues.

3. Settlement and EFT Operations

• Support daily settlement processing activities.

• Perform balance refreshes and settlement-related maintenance.

• Support debit card and EFT processing operations.

• Maintain MTF files and settlement configurations.

4. Financial Institution Conversions

• Support financial institution conversions and deconversions.

• Perform database and configuration updates during client migrations.

• Validate client records and ensure successful implementation of changes.

5. Production and Change Management

• Follow production change-management procedures.

• Create and manage ServiceNow change requests.

• Coordinate with application, production-control, security, storage, and database teams.

• Ensure production changes are completed accurately and within approved timelines.

Job Details:

Job Title: Mainframe Support Analyst Location: Remote Duration: Not Specified Technology: IBM Mainframe Mainframe Tools: TSO, ISPF, 3270 Emulator Database: Mainframe Database Maintenance Domain: Banking / Financial Services Payment Systems: EFT / Debit Card Processing Operations: Settlement / Batch Processing Change Management: ServiceNow

Key Skills and Keywords:

IBM Mainframe, TSO, ISPF, 3270 Emulator, PDS, Sequential Data Sets, Batch Jobs, Production Support, Database Maintenance, EFT, Debit Card Processing, Settlement Processing, MTF File Maintenance, Balance Refresh, Financial Institution Conversion, Deconversion, Client Configuration, ServiceNow, Change Management.

 

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Surya