Job summary:

Job description:

Interview Type: In person; reasonable expenses will be paid for onsite interview *** Very long term project; initial PO till 6/30/2020 with yearly extensions *** Onsite - No Remote ***

This position requires experience with large, complex z/OS mainframe environments and excellent problem-solving skills. Experience with z/OS, IOGEN, SMPE, OEM software products, LPAR support, Sysplex support,, and VTAM/TCPIP Comm Services is required.

Qualifications: 

• 10 years of advance level Installing and configuring software running in z/OS environment
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced competency working in complex systems environments
• Proficient project management skills and existing operating system software products 
• Advanced experience in installing, configuring and supporting all z/OS Software and Hardware
• Advanced experience in installing, configuring and supporting of a Sysplex environment.
• Advanced experience installing, configuring and supporting z/OS communication Services .
• Advanced experience installing, configuring and supporting RACF security services.
• Advanced experience supporting ,EMC (or IBM) DASD and Virtual Tape, in addition to site to site replication
• Effective communicator both written and orallyJob requirements:  
• Experience working in a large MVS, JES2 mainframe environment 
• Experience with IMS, DB2,  CICS, and  Assembler is a plus.
• Perform storage administration and replications functions to support currently defined current recovery methodology.
• Manage  EMC DASD and  EMC Virtual tape environment  
• Maintain Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan
• Install, support, maintain current version of z/OS, and OEM software services
• Manage, support and remediate all z|OS hardware and software issues 
• Support and maintain Communications Server providing VTAM-TCP/IP services
• Maintain and monitor security settings to control access
• Provide application programming support as requested
• Navigate hardware and software vendors' technical support portal
• Determine root cause of problem using diagnostics and recommend/implement preventative action
• Design, implement, and support a multiple logical partitions (LPARs) environment
• Perform analysis and make tuning recommendations to improve performance
• Lead complex projects for software/hardware upgrades
• Facilitate the relationship with hardware/software vendors to coordinate upgrades; Maintain awareness of new/changes in hardware and software
• Support all Access Control Facility (Vangaurd) RACF,
• Coordinate and assist technical support staff in the installation, maintenance
• Apply recommended z/OS system maintenance to ensure system reliability and performance 
• Maintain third party software products used by various departments to perform key business services 
• Support company effort upgrading IT infrastructure; analyze current hardware environment and provide specifications for new hardware environment 
• Support data storage requirements on the MVS environment 
• Provide technical support to developers and users of long and short-term application development projects as required. 
• Maintain clear communications with management and peers regarding production systems status and related problems
• Performs all other duties as assigned by Management

Contact the recruiter working on this position:

The recruiter working on this position is Ragadeep Gattipally(Shaji Team)
His/her contact number is +(1) (510) 4086890
His/her contact email is gragadeep@msysinc.com

Our recruiters will be more than happy to help you to get this contract.