MAinframe/Cobol

On W2 only

ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES: • Consult with engineering staff to evaluate interface between hardware and software, develop specifications and performance requirements and resolve customer problems. • Advise about, or perform, maintenance of software system. • Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures. • Inform customers or other departments on project status, proposals and technical issues such as software system design and maintenance. • Direct software programming and development of documentation. • Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery. • Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue. Knowledge of computer development software, such as SQL, Java, J2EE, etc.

MUST HAVE SKILLS: • - Strong proficiency in z/OS (MVS) operations in a large-scale shop with multiple Sysplex environments including IPL procedures. • - Current working knowledge of subsystems such as JES2, SDSF, RACF, TSO, TCPIP, Control-M, CICS, DB2 etc. • - Expertise in NetView customization, and REXX programming • - Strong knowledge and experience of the System Automation policy database customization, command list creation, and managing NetView automation tables to improve system resiliency. • - Knowledge of SA-plex and cross-system automation. • - Experience with monitoring and alerting on exceptions • - Problem Determination & Resolution: Strong debugging and analytical skills to resolve automation issues. --------------- FLEX SKILLS: • - Event Management experience • - ITSM knowledge, ITIL certification a plus • - Experience with OPS/MVS • - Knowledge of Python scripting under Unix System Services