Mainframe Systems Programmer – Tss

Mainframe Systems Programmer – Tss

Requirements

• Position requires 5 – 10 yrs. Supporting MVS z/OS system environments working with components, subsystems, and any attendant OEM products or ISV.
• Candidates must possess a thorough understanding of mainframe operating system principals and subsystem components.
• Team members must be able to work independently and take responsibility for system and subsystem recovery including critical OEM products.
• Experience using various system monitoring software in problem determination, particularly for performance/response problems.
• Strong analytical skills required for quick problem determination and isolation of root cause with emphasis on required recovery actions to minimize impact to client business.

Responsibilities

• Team members are to be available for and to respond to problem calls from operations, or other mainframe support teams.
• Research reported issues to determine cause and best circumvention and/or resolution, enlisting resources from other teams and customer, as required to provide best response time.
• Take actions to implement circumvention/resolution and verify results.
• Communicate to both customer and management the status of issues at intervals during resolution process.
• Maintain documentation of issue cause, action, and resolution in the designated problem tracking system.
• Process configuration changes of processors and equipment to meet requirements of customers.
• Maintain list of vendor software used by customer requiring a product enablement code, documentation on means and method of applying the codes, and expiration data on the products. Apply code updates as necessary to keep products functional.
• Aid and assist other mainframe teams as required to support them and our clients.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.