Mainframe Admin | St. Louis, MO

Mainframe Admin | St. Louis, MO

12 Months +

Interview – via Skype

$55/-hr c2c

No H1b

 

I had one strong candidate to submit but he had been out of work for over 1 year and the client looks to be overlooking him. They are asking for more candidates. I can get an interview for this roll ASAP. Please help.

 

 

Require:

·         Sysplex

•             z/OS Highly Available Parallel Sysplex

•             MFX Syncsort

Manager Highlights From Below

•             Performance problem determination, setting WLM Policy and implementation of data processing software as they relate to Mainframe z/OS.

Performance & Tuning activities on a z/OS platform

•             Configuring, installing, maintaining and supporting SAS, MXG, CA-MICS, MFX (SYNCSORT) with a focus on configuring and supporting a Highly Available Parallel Sysplex.

Create SAS based CA-MICS and MXG reports from SMF data and analyze the reports to determine performance issues and resource usage.

Full JOB Description

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Overview

 

• Platform Services Mainframe is a team of mainframe system programmers that install, maintain and support the mainframe infrastructure for Mastercard.

• Platform Services Mainframe interacts with many internal development and operations teams to support the MasterCard core applications and customer file transfers.

• This job requires a Mainframe Systems Programmer especially familiar with IBM z/Architecture and z/OS.

• This job actively performs performance problem determination, setting WLM Policy and implementation of data processing software as they relate primarily to Mainframe z/OS.

• Have you ever performed Performance & Tuning activities on a z/OS platform?

• Have you worked with a z/OS Highly Available Parallel Sysplex?

• Have you worked in an ITIL shop utilizing a change, incident & problem tracking system?

• Have you regularly supported other development and operations teams with implementations and issues?

Role

• Configuring, installing, maintaining and supporting SAS, MXG, CA-MICS, MFX (SYNCSORT) and related systems software with a primary focus on configuring and supporting a Highly Available Parallel Sysplex.

• Create SAS based CA-MICS and MXG reports from SMF data and analyze the reports to determine performance issues and resource usage.

• Complete status reports, implementations, troubleshooting and maintain project plans as required.

• Utilize Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool, create reports for management approval and forwarding to vendor.

• Provide technical assistance to Operations teams and development programmers to facilitate independent utilization of new and existing software. Assist with diagnosis of issues as reported through our incident / problem tracking tool.

• Engage other mainframe systems programmers as needed to resolve incidents expeditiously.

• Accurately document duties and procedures to aid the department in cross-training and absentee coverage. Complete audit requirements on a monthly and quarterly basis by verifying software releases and implementations.

• Support business disaster recovery procedures or fail over testing for assigned areas of responsibility. Prepare and coordinate appropriate training to data center staff.

• Ability to adhere to a standard work schedule as defined by the department, plus on-call rotation and after hours support and implementations that can require evening and weekend work.

 

All About You

• Solid knowledge of z/OS operating systems, infrastructure software, computer hardware and peripherals.

• Solid understanding & experience with System Modification Program/Extended (SMPE) installation and maintenance of z/OS components such as O/S and MFX.

• Strong inter-personal, written and oral communication skills

• Knowledge in vendor software tools related to system performance products a plus. Specifically, experience with BMC MainView, SAS, and CA-MICS, MXG.

• Ability to effectively work with vendors, internal departments and management

• Ability to diagnose and resolve problems quickly and completely

• Ability to install, support and diagnose third party software

Garima Gupta | Technical Recruiter | Apetan Consulting LLC

Tel: 201-620-9700* 133 |   mail me  @ garima@apetan.com 

 Ping me  @  garimaapetan133@gmail.com

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