Programmer - Advanced
Serigor Inc
Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer, z/OS
Ensono
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $80,000 - $148,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Unix
About the role
- Provide support for projects requiring the installation, testing, and implementation of new z/OS operating systems and other system software
- Maintenance and debugging of systems software
- Monitoring and tuning of systems software
- Functional knowledge and use of z/OS components and support products such as tape management, scheduling, security, monitoring systems, and other z/OS supporting systems software
- Participate in on-call schedule and handle incident/change/problem resolution
- Configuration and customization of system software, including PARMLIB and JES2
- Setup of parameters and support in solving problems and implementing changes on z/OS environments
- Communication with vendors and participation/contribution to technical projects
- Collaboration with teams; not an Applications Programming position
Requirements
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience within a mainframe environment within a large enterprise or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge and understanding of z/OS and z/OS installation and maintenance including SMP/E
- Working knowledge of TSO/ISPF, SDSF, JCL
- Working knowledge of Unix System Services (USS)
- Working knowledge of Unix System Services (USS) file system management and security
- Ability to work well as a team member
- Stress resistant in case of Major Incident- and/or emergency situations
- Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Customer Service skills at management level
- Good collaboration and teamwork skills
- Must be self-motivated
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Initiative and good learning abilities
- Ability to perform skill set of a Mainframe System Programmer
- Ability to perform moderately complex ISV installations
- Knowledgeable in z/OS security
- Knowledgeable in z/OS systems programming functions
- Understand z/OS services structure, Parallel Sysplex, Catalog management
- Participate in On-call Schedule
- Incident / Problem resolution
- Configuration and customization
- PARMLIB configuration and JES2 customization
- Setup of parameters
- Communication with vendors
- Participation/contribution to technical projects
