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Job
Role: Mainframe System Programmer
Location:
Ontario, Canada
Job
Type: Contract
Rate:
$Depends On Experience
Responsibilities
:-
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Troubleshooting
technical issues
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Responsible
for successful completion of Installation, configuration and migration
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Ensure
maximum uptime according to the SLA
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Improves
and maintains customer and employee satisfaction
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Perform
problem determination followed by root cause analysis and documentation
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Implement
changes to z/OS and installed SW followed by documentation
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Participate
in analyzing, planning and implementation of upgrades to z/OS and installed SW
·
New
products installation, testing and customization
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Working
with incident and change management tools
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Understand
and implement specific customer requirements
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Perform
root cause analysis
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Defining
processes and ensuring that the processes are adhered to
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Responsible
for strategizing a backup plan and test plan for failure scenario
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Monitoring
and maintaining SLA requirements by the team members
·
Planning
Backup/Restoration Strategy for 24x7 operation support
·
Testing
/ Auditing/processes as required from time to time
·
Identify
Skill gaps and plan for training / knowledge updating
Skill
set Requirements
Mandatory:-
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Fully
understand z/OS services structure, JES concepts, parallel sysplex/GDPS,
catalog management
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PARMLIB configuration and JES customization
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Knowledge of JCL, REXX, CLIST and Modify Assembler EXITS
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Knowledge of z/OS HW, LPAR, HMC
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IMS/MQ Series (Web Sphere MQ)
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RACF experience
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Capable of installing/upgrading z/OS systems
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Knowledge of installing and supporting few commonly used ISV products like
CA-View, Tape management tool (CA-1), Scheduling tools (BMC Incontrol, CA-7)
etc.,
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Knowledge of USS management
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Capable of Installing regular maintenance (RSUs)
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Supporting any hardware or software upgrade in the environment
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Capable of planning for and supporting Disaster recovery exercises. Perform
trouble shooting and provide 24X7 on call support to the clients supported
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Capable of Installing/upgrading CICS and related products on a mainframe
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Maintain reliability, availability of CICS systems software
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Good knowledge in usage of transactions like CEMT, CEDA etc.,
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Perform trouble shooting and provide 24X7 on call support to the clients
supported.
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Capable of Installing/Upgrading DB2 and related products
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Good Knowledge of SMP/E, SQL, DB2 online and offline utilities, ZPARMS, DB2
logs and BSDS, DB2 Commands, DDF etc.
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Capable of trouble shooting issues and ability to provide good resolution.
Support Disaster recovery exercises.
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Ability to design and recommend capacity forecast models
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Install and use performance monitoring tools and products(like SAS, MXG,
CA-MICS, Strobe and the Omegamon products)
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Expertise in tuning and debugging performance problems for z/OS systems
including application workloads
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Perform problem diagnostics and resolution. Monitor system performance and tune
when required
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Well versed in storage capacity planning and configuration and should have good
familiarity with typical z/OS application performance analysis
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Capable of z/OS Performance Analysis using various tools such as IBM's RMF, SMF
and subsystem analysis tools
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Capable of Installing, Customizing and maintaining IBM and other ISV products
related to Automations
Good
to Have:-
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Experience in mainframe automation and Performance & Capacity Management
will be an added advantage
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Experience in Customization of ISV/OEM products used for Automations and
monitoring tools like Netview, OPS/MVS, SA z/OS, Tivoli Suite of monitoring and
automation products, BMC AO, TEP, Control-O etc
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SAS Programming Skills, Retrofit SAS Code for MXG application post Product
Upgrade.
Soft
Skills/Other skills
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Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written). Customer
facing.
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Good documentation skills
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Good working knowledge of MS OFFICE (Including MS Project and Visio)
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Should have a good customer handling skills
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Able to handle unforeseen situations
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High level of acceptance
Years
of Experience
Total
: 9 to 13 years of experience
Relevant
: More than 9 years of experience in System Programming
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CONTACT
DETAILS:
NAME: ABRAHAM
PH NO: +1-678-720-3170
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