Mainframe System Programmer

8 years of experience required
This position is for a CICS Systems Programmer and a member of the Mainframe Services team that will primarily be accountable for ensuring a highly available Mainframe System. This results-oriented job requires a solid understanding of mainframe subsystems in a large scale IBM Parallel SYSPLEX environment.
The primary functions of this role are:

• Install, upgrade, and manage CICS/MQ environments using SMP/E
• Provide Tier-3 support for the IBM Z Mainframe z/OS environment
• Install and maintain third party software products related to CICS/MQ

Responsibilities

• Planning hardware and system software upgrades and changes in configuration
• Testing and evaluating IT vendor products. Reviewing IT vendor literature to identify product deficiencies, workarounds, and scheduled patches/updates.
• Identifying opportunities to improve system and application performance, including automating manual system tasks
• Monitoring and resolving automated system alerts/alarms that indicate system functions were not completed within established service levels
• Conducting root cause analysis to identify and resolve complex problems impacting IT infrastructure
• Training system operators and application programmers
• Assuring compliance to required standards, procedures, guidelines, and processes
• Writing documentation, including policies and procedures. Adding, updating, and closing records in the Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management databases (ServiceNow).Qualifications
• We are looking for someone with strong marketing and communications background to create a campaign for the Meeting Experience program for general audiences and targeted communications for stakeholder and executive audiences
• Experience with planning and creating a training program for end users is a plus.

Qualifications

• z/OS concepts and utilities including TSO/ISPF, JES2, JCL, etc.
• z/OS software installation using SMP/E
• CICS concepts and utilities including RDO/DFHCSDUP, DFHSIT, PLT, etc.
• SYSPLEX concepts including Coupling Facility (CF) structures, CICSplex topology (TOR/AOR/FOR), CICS Dynamic Routing, etc.
• z/OS performance monitoring, reporting, and tuning. Utilizing system monitors (BMC MainView) and analyzing SMF records (SAS/MXG).
• z/OS Security (ACF2) and Networking (TCPIP, VTAM)

Sharon Williams
HAN IT Staffing Inc

609-607-7229 Ext 435

sharon@hanstaffing.com

www.hanstaffing.com

100 Wood Ave S, Suite 102, Iselin NJ, 08830