Overview
Job Title: Software Engineer 2 (Remote)
Location: Austin, Texas
Duration: 12 Months
Job Description: The Worker will apply their expert knowledge and experience as a Mainframe z/OS Systems Programmer to support both the needs of the Legacy Systems as well as those for the Mainframe Transformation Team.
Responsibilities
- Work involves highly advanced (senior-level) systems administration in support of agency mainframe applications and supporting infrastructure; coordinate day-to-day system administration functions such as mainframe configuration, break/fix system support, and base user account creation/support.
- Routine system administration functions to include security administration support, performance monitoring, security monitoring, and system maintenance.
- Support data entry and Control work processes, oversee and coordinate mainframe operations in the States Consolidated Data Center Services (DCS), and collaborate with the Network Administration, Customer Support and Applications Development & Support teams to provide day-to-day mainframe operations support.
- Experience with Informatica Power Exchange Administration for Change Data Capture processing using mainframe data sources and targets (IMS and VSAM) is a plus.
Skills and Qualifications
- Provide primary support as the subject matter expert for z/OS operating systems and system components; provide direct technical support in planning, implementation and testing of releases, upgrades, or changes to z/OS operating system, network, and component software.
- Provide end user support for assigned Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products such as BlueZone.
- Provide primary administration and end user support for SCLM.
- Provide input and recommendations for hardware capacity planning.
- Provide primary administrative support for CICS and IMS.
- Diagnose platform, software and related product issues and follow up with root cause analysis.
- Analyze performance issues and provide input and recommendations for capacity planning.
- Provide input and recommendations for system-wide performance tuning to meet required levels of service.
- Provide input and recommendations for system parameters and system libraries management.
- Provide support for technical consultation and inquiries from other IT technical teams.
- Provide support as technical lead on internal team projects or participate on project teams that impact the z/OS platform.
- Provide support for Integration-testing new products with existing applications and user procedures.
- Assist with maintaining and providing technical support for Mainframe Production Control and Support Jobs and monthly Mainframe Job Scheduler.
Candidate Skills and Qualifications
Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
- Years 5 Experience with z/OS Systems Programming (Required)
- 5 Experience with JES2, z/OS Unix System Services (OMVS), Storage Management Subsystem (SMS) (Required)
- 3 Experience with TSS (Top Secret Security) (Required)
- 3 Experience with performance monitoring to include initial analysis of performance issues (Required)
- 2 Experience with REXX (Required)
- 3 Informatica Power Exchange Administration (Preferred)
- 3 Working knowledge for z/OS operations such as:
- z/OS Operation
- z/OS Networking VTAM, TCP/IP
- 3 Working knowledge of z/OS-centric automated job scheduling and management software (JOBTRAC), Terminal Emulator Software (BLUEZONE), VTAM Session Manager Software (VTAM/SWITCH) (Preferred)
- 3 Working knowledge of SMP/E, RMF, SMF, WLM, JCL, GRS (Preferred)
- 3 Working knowledge of VSAM, TSO (Preferred)
- 3 Experience with TLS configuration (certificates, SSL RSA Keys, SFTP, FTPS) (Preferred)
- 3 Experience with SCLM or similar configuration management tools, specifically configuration and administration of SCLM (Preferred)
- 3 Experience with CPM for JOBTRAC (Preferred)
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