Mainframe Solution Lead

Overview

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Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - Long Term

Skills

FOCUS
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
IT Operations
Production Support
Durable Skills
Technical Drafting
Collaboration
SOW
IBM
Pricing
Orchestration
Stacks Blockchain
IBM Mainframe
Testing
Systems Management
Migration
Database
Performance Tuning
JCL
CICS
IBM DB2
MVS
Scripting Language
Rexx
CLIST
Unix
Shell
VSAM
Storage Management
Management
z/OS
Mainframe
Computer Hardware
Recovery
Roadmaps
Cloud Computing
Regulatory Compliance
Auditing
Customer Support
Computer Science

Job Details

Role- Mainframe Solution Lead

Location: Mahwah, NJ

Long Term Contract

Description of role and key responsibilities:

This is a Mainframe Solutions Lead role, with a primary focus on design and implementation of Mainframe Infrastructure changes; although you will be expected to create roadmap and solution Mainframe Infrastructure elements


You will have experience of working in a high impact, mission critical environments, where service matters, and exceeding expectations is the norm. You have to solution & lead critical projects, thrive in critical problem solving, and enjoy working with enterprise teams on projects.

Key responsibilities

  • The Mainframe Solution Lead primary areas of responsibility include ensuring there are defined standards in place, design technical lifecycle of products and services, guide change/transformation against created designs; always ensuring a smooth transition/handover to Mainframe technology Operations
  • Plan upgrade of a major product in a production like environment, evaluating any risks and taking actions to mitigate/ minimize these risks via proven back-out plan and knowledge of what could go wrong including effective testing strategies
  • Define performance benchmarks and assess Mainframe systems time to time for scalable workloads and implement strategies that could potentially benefit Mainframe system performance
  • Defining and documenting Mainframe Technical Standards and best practices
  • Assess Implementation Plans for all Mainframe Projects/Implementations/releases as needed time to time
  • Design/solution Build and delivery of new services
  • Defining Quality gates for smooth Transition/Handover to Production Support Operations in line with agreed Operational Acceptance Process
  • Supporting in creation and upkeep of a Mainframe Infra Delivery Roadmap
  • Involve in scoping activities required to produce sizing details
  • Ensuring skillsets are relevant and up to date in order to deliver change and provide a high level of support
  • Providing guidance with complex troubleshooting of Major Incidents as required
  • Coordinate with multiple teams in accomplishing desired results

Core Skills & Experience:

Mainframe Solutions lead responsibilities include technical design of mainframe infrastructure projects and ensuring that Mainframe hardware and software work together. Experience and further responsibilities include

  • A minimum 12+ years of hands on experience as Mainframe Solution Lead within a global enterprise scale organization
  • Design and Deliver solutions for Mainframe Enterprise customers
  • Good Knowledge on MSA/Statement of work, Mainframe Infrastructure pricing models, Mainframe as a Service understanding, IBM & ISV pricing structures, Mainframe Hardware and software knowledge.
  • Considerable first-hand experience supporting and maintaining large scale Mainframe systems
  • The concepts of risk and compliance and how to translate these into effective solutions.
  • Appreciation of automation and orchestration and will have experience of implementing Native Mainframe and modern technology stacks
  • Strong understanding of IBM Mainframe technologies
  • Familiar with a variety of testing tools and techniques to accurately troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems associated with the service, application and Mainframe Hardware and software.

Technical Skills & Experience:

You will have expert knowledge and experience in several of the following areas:

  • Good Knowledge and understanding of Mainframe System administrator activities and Mainframe sub systems management
  • Modernization and migration: Analyzing, designing, and implementing code and database changes to move mainframe applications to the cloud or a modern cloud-connected mainframe
  • Performance tuning, System Upgrades, Troubleshooting
  • Good knowledge on JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS, OPS-MVS
  • Scripting language REXX, CLIST, UNIX Shell, VSAM
  • Knowledge on System Services support (storage management, job management, work load management, data sets, and data set management)
  • Awareness on ISV products, install products and services, awareness on upgrade activities, IPL, DR/SR activities
  • Knowledge on z/OS System libraries, z/OS Components and Mainframe system hardware architecture
  • Disaster planning and recovery: Planning for and recovering from disasters
  • Product roadmaps: Maintaining product roadmaps that include modernization, cloud solutions, and technical debt
  • Security and compliance: Ensuring compliance with industry standards for security and audit
  • Client support: Providing strong client support and transformations

Qualifications (must haves):

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT related field, and/or equivalent work experience

Excellent verbal and written skills are required

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