Mainframe Systems Engineer

Overview

Remote
$70 - $80
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Assembly Language
Bash
Break/Fix
COBOL
Change Management
Computer Hardware
Configuration Management Database
DS
DirectShow
Disaster Recovery
Fluency
HCD
HMC
Hardware Installation
Hardware Management
IBM
IBM DB2
IBM Mainframe
JCL
Linux
Mainframe
Operating Systems
PL/I
Patch Management
Python
RESTful
Real-time
Repair
ServiceNow
z/Linux
z/OS
z/VM

Job Details

Title: Mainframe Systems Engineer
Location: Remote
Type: Contract
Duration: Long Term

Description:

  • Install and maintain all IBM mainframe Data Center equipment, Hardware Configuration Data, (HCD), Mainframe Disaster Recovery, IBM Z Series hardware and z/OS operating system. COBOL, PL/I, and Assembler, JCL (Job Control Language), DB2, and IMS DB
  • Demonstrated hardware management experience with any of the following products:
  • Experience in monitoring the production and development environments ensuring hardware is functioning as designed.
  • Experience in real time break fix of any hardware failures.
  • Mainframe hardware infrastructure (z15/z16/HMC/DS8000/TS7700/TS4500/FlashSystems)
  • Perform triage, diagnosis, and repair actions for all incidents.
  • Knowledgeable in incident/change management tools such as ServiceNow and IBM case submission process and tools.
  • Knowledge in hardware patch management installations.
  • Knowledge in implementing microcode upgrades.
  • Fluent knowledge with system commands supports the hardware infrastructure environment.
  • IBM z/OS (Mainframe) and z/VM (zLinux)
  • ServiceNow incident, change management, CMDB, & Jira
  • Ability to script using Linux BASH, Python, RESTful APIs a plus
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