Mainframe Systems Engineer (T2P) Face to face Interview

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Full Time

Skills

Mainframe Systems Engineer
Cobol
DB2

Job Details

Position: Mainframe Systems Engineer (T2P)

Location: Reston, VA (Remote) Need Local (DC, MD, VA , WV)

Duration : 12+ months

Need USC-GC

Required Skills

- BS Degree. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
- 8+ years of professional IT Support Engineering experience
- Thorough knowledge of Cobol, DB2, JCL, CICS. One or more of the following: CA7, DFHSM, FTP, HMC, ISPF, JES2, NDM, NET MON, OPS MVS, SAR, TMON, TIVOLI, TPX, AFP, TSO, Visio, MVS Utilities, CLIST and REXX.
- Hands-on AWS Cloud Experience is HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Willing and able to mentor junior engineers
- Base UNIX and Windows commands and structure.
- Knowledge of DB2 commands, functions, control tables and DB2 subsystems, DB2 Stored Procedures and some understanding of data sharing.
- Strong CA7 skills to create and alter new and existing jobs and job schedules.
- Experience in meeting project deliverables on time with quality results.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
- Capable in diagnosing and resolving complex problems using experience and standard tools and methods such as creating system dumps, trace analysis, and vendor support.
Daily monitoring of IT infrastructure and applications, as well as managing and maintaining the supporting technologies to ensure peak efficiency and reliability.
- Serve as backup for Shift Lead for a DCO monitoring shift and be responsible for completing the Shift Summary sheet for review and approval by oncoming shift DCO Lead
- Strong written and communication skills.
- Ability to maintain composure while working under pressure during major network and system emergencies.
- Proven ability to work within a team of technical and business professionals and work independently.
- Must be adaptable to change and able to coach less experienced staff.
- Knowledge to monitor and modify HSM, and manage ICF catalogs. Understanding of DFSMS, DFHSM, IDCAMS, VSAM, TSM, and ABARS concepts.
- Knowledge of Control-M scheduler is preferred since this is our enterprise Job scheduler Tool
- Knowledge of Datadog and Big Panda dashboards are preferred

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