Senior Mainframe Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
No Travel Required
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Mainframe infrastructure engineering
Knowledge of z/OS architectures and z/OS internals
Knowledge of the zSecure tool
JCL
CICS
SQL
z/OS
DB2
IMS
VSAM
XML

Job Details

Senior Mainframe Infrastructure Engineer || Mclean, VA

Job Description:
Client has an exciting opportunity for a mainframe engineering infrastructure senior to add to our existing mainframe infrastructure team. The team is accountable for managing work efforts for the z/os infrastructure, hardware, software, monitoring and coordinating across business, application teams, and the managed services vendor.

Responsibilities:
Identifies technical risks to planned system upgrades and works toward identifying and implementing mitigations to those risks.
Reviews completion and implementation of system upgrades and/or enhancements and makes recommendations to management on opportunities for improvement.
Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system problems.

Qualifications:
5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe infrastructure engineering
Knowledge of z/OS architectures and z/OS internals
Knowledge of the zSecure tool and its is own language, Carla, for customization a plus
Knowledge of mainframe security related to pervasive encryption a plus
Knowledge of mainframe security related to supporting audits & findings in reference to BSCs, key managements a plus
Knowledge of IBM Mainframe System - JCL, CICS, SQL, z/OS, DB2, IMS, VSAM, XML, TSO/ISPF.

Keys to Success in this Role:
Proactive and ability to think creatively and execute in a manner that respects and meets appropriate internal controls.
Very strong attention to detail, ability to execute process, and follow through on tasks, with significant organizational, project and program management skills.
Excellent communications skills, including comfort interacting with internal management and external stakeholders.

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