Mainframe Application Coordinator

Position: Mainframe Application Coordinator
Location: Remote - must be from EST zone
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 6 months to start

Job Description
Coordinates mainframe application scheduling and code promotion for all systems (Prod, Test, Development) interacting with open systems and external vendors.

Core Responsibilities

• Plans and implements changes to the production, test and development schedule.
• Plans and implements production, test and development code promotions.
• Reviews recent batch runs for completeness and correctness, including file transfers; resolves leftover issues and arranges restart/reruns as needed.
• Collaborates with application programmers during pre-production development and maintenance of applications to plan for production schedules.

Essential Competencies

• Professionalism/Personal Accountability, Collaboration and Teamwork, Communication, Flexible and Adapts to Change, Service to Customers and Clients

Skill Qualifications

Required:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills

Preferred:

• Life insurance enterprise products: (Ingenium, Life70, IDM, AWD, etc)
• Microsoft Office Products: (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Enterprise Job Scheduling products: (ESP, Tivoli, etc.)

Education and Experience Qualifications

Required:

• BS or BA in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field or equivalent combination of experience and training
• 3-5 years of IT experience in support of production control or equivalent combination of training and experience

Preferred:

• ITIL Foundation certificate desired