Role: Mainframe Systems Engineer

Location: Reston, VA - Candidates must be in the DC, Maryland or Virginia Area only.

Duration: Contact and later C2H

Notes from the Manager:

• Looking for Mainframe system engineer (8-10) years of experience who has lead a team
• This system engineer will be helping the mainframe support team.
• Experience with Mainframe ZOS system (Should be a ZOS Expert) and with application development experience
• Extensive knowledge of MQ Series
• Extensive SDLC experience with some development or Systems programming experience.
• Experience with CICS , CICS Configuration, DB2 , REXX Programming, Linux, AIX platform.
• This person will not develop any code however they will support the developer from COBOL standpoint and make sure that run successfully on different platform, as this Candidate will be supporting various project teams and their mainframe related needs on a day-to-day basis.
• Candidate will be leveraging their skills to automate configuration processes on the mainframe.
• Healthcare background is a plus and as this is a convertible we can look for candidates from DC, VA MD and WV. This will be remote, and the candidates has to come onsite whenever required.

PURPOSE: Defines, designs and develops system requirements. Performs trade-off analysis of performance, life-cycle cost, risk, producibility, and other system or program requirements. Assesses architecture and current hardware limitations, defines and designs system specifications, and evaluates input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total system. Defines system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing and patching/updating. Analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Conducts independent technical investigations in systems design.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 30% Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains all computer systems relevant to the supported applications including all necessary tasks to perform operating system administration, user account management, disaster recovery strategy and networking configuration.
• 25% Develop and implement techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and support the root cause analysis
• 20% Evaluates new systems by performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews. Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing. Determines systems integration issues by evaluating components; developing and completing performance tests; analyzing test data; studying project requirements; analyzing user and potential user input; evaluating similar and related products and systems. Develop system automation and system integration of business processes.
• 15% Improves engineering job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• 10% Acts as a mentor for junior and senior team members.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable

accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

• Education Details: Information Technology or Computer Science
• Experience: 8 years proven success overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and applications.

In Lieu of Education

• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• Knowledge of programming languages and web based technologies., Expert
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications., Advanced
• Ability to collaborate to solve technical problems across teams., Expert
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal., Expert

The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes them ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs. Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.

Licenses/Certifications

ITIL Foundations v3 within 180 Days Pref

Additional Skills: 8-10 Years' Experience of senior Mainframe Systems Programmer background is required

• Infrastructure Engineer with a hands-on experience
• Building robust Mainframe environments
• Scripting and process Automation experience Required
• Extensive knowledge of Mainframe Systems methodology and frameworks

The position requires advance knowledge of configuration Development and Production environments comprised of the below listed components:

• 5-10 years of z/OS Systems Programming experience
• CICS TS for z/OS
• CICS Webservices
• MQ for z/OS
• DB2 for z/OS
• Control-M for z/OS
• IBM System Automation for z/OS
• REXX Programming
• z/OSMF Working Knowledge of Workflows

Candidate will be supporting various project teams and their mainframe related needs on a day-to-day basis

Candidate will be leveraging their skills to automate configuration processes on the mainframe using above toolset

• Extensive knowledge of MQ Series
• Extensive SDLC experience with some development or Systems programming experience
• Ability to analyze and trouble-shoot Mid-tier/infrastructure issues.
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills (Critical)
• Ability to facilitate technical requirements gathering and design sessions
• Collaborate and interpret business and technical needs
• Excellent attention to detail and quality work products (Critical)
• Strong customer service skills with internal and external customers (Critical)
• Must be able to perform assigned tasks with minimum supervision (Critical)
• Strong analytical and documentation skills
• Excellent time management ability (Critical)