Mainframe Infrastructure Metrics Engineer - 100% Remote Location - USA Rate - DOE Start Date - Immediately Responsibilities
- Observability, Monitoring & Tooling:
- Implement and maintain observability solutions to monitor mainframe performance metrics
- Collaborate in development/modification of dashboards and alerts to track system health and performance.
- Ensure comprehensive visibility into Mainframe system operations and quickly identify issues.
- Performance Monitoring and Analysis:
- Monitor mainframe performance metrics using various Tools such as RMF, SmartIS, iZPCA, MICs and other internal tools.
- Analyze performance data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and potential issues.
- Develop and implement performance tuning strategies to optimize system performance.
- Data Analysis:
- Collect and analyze system performance data to generate reports and dashboards.
- Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and develop metrics to track system performance.
- Summarize and present data findings, recommendations, and methodology to senior leadership, department leadership and enterprise stakeholders (technical and non-technical stakeholders)
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including operations, development, and infrastructure teams.
- Provide technical support and guidance to team members and stakeholders.
- Participate in on-call rotations and provide timely responses to performance and observability issues.
Experience
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, Mathematics, Finance or another quantitative or related subject
- 10+ years of mainframe systems experience with proficiency in performance management for large, multi-processor, multi-LPAR, Parallel Sysplex environments utilizing z/OS
- Proven experience in mainframe performance monitoring, observability, capacity management, and data analysis.
- Proficiency in COBOL, Job Control Language (JCL), DB2, REXX programming
- Python and/or Java experience on the mainframe is a plus.
- Strong understanding of Batch Processing and Job Scheduling
- Experience with mainframe monitoring tools and performance tuning techniques.
- Experience working with large highly transactional datasets to draw insights and create organizational value.
- Advanced user of MS Excel (Charts, Pivot tables, Vlookups, PowerPivot) and PowerPoint
Qualifications
- Strong analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking skills including the ability to prioritize.
- Proficiency in data analysis and creation of dashboards and various visualizations that will provide actionable insights for operations, engineering and management decision making.
- Working knowledge of MS Office suite for management reporting using both PowerPoint and Excel analytical functions
- Comfortable taking information from disparate systems to bring data elements together for meaningful insights.
- Analyze and solve business problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
- IBM SCRT Reporting (plus)
- iZPCA Product experience (huge plus)
- Exhibit good time management skills, independent thinking and decision making capabilities
- High sense of urgency and ability to prioritize competing requirements in a fast-paced environment.