What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Specialist (Mainframe Expert) position at Ora Apps Inc.?
Technical Specialist (Mainframe Expert) to support one of our valued clients in a critical enterprise environment.
This position is ideal for an experienced mainframe professional with a strong background in IBM z/OS and related technologies. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting, maintaining, and optimising the client's mainframe infrastructure while working closely with application development and infrastructure teams.
Key Technical Requirements:
- Strong experience with IBM z/OS operating system
- CICS administration, support, troubleshooting, and debugging
- DB2 administration and SQL programming
- IMS
- JCL (Job Control Language)
- Endevor configuration and release management
- Elixir
- Strong understanding of SQL performance tuning and optimisation
- Experience working with DB2 tools and utilities
- Knowledge of IBM MQ and middleware technologies is highly preferred
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise and administration for IBM z/OS mainframe environments.
- Support configuration management and release management activities using Endevor.
- Administer and troubleshoot CICS environments while collaborating with application developers and infrastructure teams.
- Analyse complex SQL queries and recommend performance improvements and cost-saving solutions.
- Support DB2 databases using industry-standard tools and utilities.
- Diagnose and resolve production issues across multiple mainframe technologies.
- Ensure system stability, availability, and adherence to enterprise standards and best practices.
If this opportunity aligns with your background and experience, please send me your updated resume that best reflects the qualifications outlined in the job description.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.