Technical requirements
• 5+ years’ experience working within a mainframe environment.
• 1+ years’ experience working with UNIX System Services (USS), Zowe, and z/OSMF .
• 2+ years’ experience working with mainframe storage infrastructure.
• 3+ years’ experience installing/customizing/deploying mainframe server software with SMP/E (e.g., z/OS, ESP, ACF2, Endevor, Syncsort, WebSphere, DFSMS, HSM, CICS, DB2).
• 2+ years coding experience with one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., REXX, COBOL, SAS, ISPF, CLIST, JCL)
• IBM Specialist (System z) certification.
Excellent communication skills are more important and someone with retail industry knowledge will have more plus
This is a remote position.
Serve as the lead technical voice on mainframe architecture, application structure, data flows, and modernization feasibility for assigned engagements.
Engineer, administer, and troubleshoot IBM z/OS environments supporting DISA/DoD mission workloads, including advanced support for JES2, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, SMF/RMF, and SMP/E.
Support and tune DB2 for z/OS environments and CICS regions including configuration, performance tuning, and outage resolution.
Analyze dumps, logs, and system traces; drive root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes.
Provide technical support to application teams for mainframe workloads, including code-level troubleshooting and job support in COBOL, REXX, JCL, and legacy languages such as FORTRAN as applicable.
Requirements
Nice to have: Direct experience supporting DISA, DoD, or other Federal defense agency mainframe programs
Infrastructure Engineer responsible for installing, configuring, testing and deploying mainframe system software components across multiple sysplexes, providing technical support to MIS & End Users and coaching junior staff.
Installs and maintains mainframe operating systems ensuring stability, performance and security while driving innovation and continuous improvement.
Compensation
Pay ranges are job specific and are provided as a point-of-market reference for compensation decisions. Other factors which directly impact pay for individual associates include: experience, skills, knowledge, contribution, job location and, most importantly, performance in the job role. As these factors vary by individuals, pay will also vary among individual associates within the same job.
The target information listed below is based on the Metropolitan Statistical Area Market Range for where the position is located and level of the position.
Job Range Target:
Minimum:
$102,691.05 USD
Median:
$133,000.00 USD
Responsibilities
Evaluates system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility
Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues related to mainframe systems and applications
Administers, configures, and maintains mainframe systems, including hardware, operating systems, and software components
Maintains operational effectiveness and efficiency by monitoring, evaluating, and adjusting mainframe operating systems
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field
High School Diploma or GED with ten years of experience of mainframe infrastructure technical software and hardware analysis, programming, and installation
Skills
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Compensation
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Responsibilities
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Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems
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Nice to have: familiarity with system level software products
Nice to have: familiarity with IBM mainframe products
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Compensation
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Responsibilities
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