Overview
On Site
USD 60.00 - 68.00 per hour
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Skills
High Availability
Logical Partition
Servers
Storage Management
Hierarchical Storage Management
VSAM
Mainframe Sort Merge
Hardware Installation
HCD
Technical Support
Middleware
ZFS
NFS
Apache HTTP Server
Debugging
Computer Networking
Disaster Recovery
Auditing
Regulatory Compliance
Performance Monitoring
Knowledge Transfer
Microsoft OneNote
HMC
z/OS
Job Entry Subsystem 2/3
SMP/E
TCP/IP
VTAM
RACF
CICS
USS
IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Performance Tuning
SMF
Risk Management Framework
RMF
Data Analysis
IBM Mainframe
Computer Hardware
COBOL
Assembly Language
Rexx
Documentation
Collaboration
Process Management
IBM
DevOps
Mainframe
Security Clearance
Affinity Propagation
Job Details
z/OS Mainframe Systems Programmer
Location: Remote (must be in US / EST Hours)
Pay Rate: $60-$68/h w/ conversion salary of 125k
Public Trust Required
Responsibilities:
DMI, LLC is seeking a z/OS Mainframe Systems Programmer to join us. The z/OS Mainframe Systems Programmer will provide full lifecycle support for mainframe infrastructure, including planning, installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. This individual will be responsible for ensuring high availability, security, and disaster recovery readiness across a multi-LPAR Parallel Sysplex environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
Location: Remote, US
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Location: Remote (must be in US / EST Hours)
Pay Rate: $60-$68/h w/ conversion salary of 125k
Public Trust Required
Responsibilities:
DMI, LLC is seeking a z/OS Mainframe Systems Programmer to join us. The z/OS Mainframe Systems Programmer will provide full lifecycle support for mainframe infrastructure, including planning, installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. This individual will be responsible for ensuring high availability, security, and disaster recovery readiness across a multi-LPAR Parallel Sysplex environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day systems programming support for z/OS (2.5 and 3.1) and all related IBM and third-party products.
- Install, configure, and upgrade IBM z/OS components, including JES2, TCP/IP, VTAM, RACF, SMP/E, and IBM z/Workload Scheduler version 10.2.
- Support IBM enterprise servers across multiple generations of processors to include (z13 through z17), including Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facility operations.
- Administer and optimize storage management (DFSMS, DFHSM, VSAM, DFSORT) and hardware configuration definitions (HCD, IODF/IOCDS).
- Provide systems support for middleware, including CICS, USS (OMVS, zFS, NFS, Apache), Debug Tools, and networking components.
- Provide information used to administer RACF security environments and integrate with Vanguard Security Solutions for enhanced compliance and auditing.
- Support third-party vendor software, including TCP/IP Monitor, VPS (LRS).
- Execute and document Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises; maintain DR readiness and audit compliance.
- Perform system performance monitoring and tuning using SMF, RMF, and other performance data analysis tools.
- Support all technical staff and engineers and provide knowledge transfer through structured documentation in Microsoft OneNote.
- Prepare and execute IPLs, HMC profile changes, and system parameter updates.
Qualifications:
Education and Years of Experience: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
- Recent (within the last 6 months) hands-on experience with z/OS 2.5 and/or z/OS 3.1.
- 10+ years of experience as a z/OS Systems Programmer in large enterprise environments.
- Strong expertise with Sysplex, Coupling Facility, JES2, SMP/E, TCP/IP, VTAM, RACF, CICS, USS, and IBM Workload Scheduler.
- Proven ability in performance tuning, SMF, RMF data analysis, and troubleshooting complex system issues.
- Experience working with IBM mainframe hardware from z13 to z17.
- Proficiency in COBOL (v6.2, v5.2, v4.2), Assembler, and REXX for utilities and automation.
- Strong PC/server background with ability to use modern tools for documentation, collaboration, and process management.
- Experience with IBM z Workload Scheduler version 10, Vanguard Security Solutions.
- Familiarity with hybrid environments integrating the mainframe with distributed platforms.
- Knowledge of modern DevOps practices in mainframe operations.
Location: Remote, US
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