Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor

Job Description: Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor

Highly skilled Z/OS Systems programmer, highly skilled at Z/os internals, able to debug system and application dumps using IPCS and Abend-aid tools.

Must be expert at SMP/E product installs.

Must have strong Broadcom ESP Installation and Maintenance experience.

This position requires configuration changes using Service Now to take place during our Change Windows.

Occasional night shift work for these changes is required.

Responsibilities:


* Install, customize, support and maintain Z/oS and related products.


* Install, administer and maintain IBM and third party products.


* Train and guide junior staff members.


* Maintain current documentation related to each OEM software product.


* Work with vendors for system support and problem resolution.


* Lead the diagnosis of issues and solve problems that arise with software and hardware.


* Maintain and support established Disaster Recovery plans and exercises.


* Work with infrastructure teams to create and maintain standards.


* Provide 24x7 rotational on-call technical support.


* Maintained baseline operations for the Z/oS test and production environments.


* Provided technical support and problem determination for both systems and applications teams.


* Take ownership role for and resolve highly complex or critical incidents within the mainframe Z/os environment


* Provide project consultation to business application teams; Be able to work off hours as needed to support product maintenance and installs.


* Install/customize and maintain GDPS elements within the environment.

Qualifications/Skills Preferred:
• Self-Starter and self-motivated

• Strong interpersonal, collaboration and team skills

• Effective oral and written communication

• Strong understanding and experience with z/OS mainframe operating systems and program products.

• Strong Broadcom and CompuWare product knowledge and experience.
• Experience with JCL, JES, SDSF, VSAM, Catalog management, mainframe communications, RACF and SMP/E.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate with different roles/teams to achieve common goals.
• Knowledge of Netview, GDPS, Supersession, VTAM and TCPIP configurations a plus.

Operating Systems / Subsystems / Environments

z/OS, TSO/ISPF, DB2, UNIX Systems Services,

Software Tools

Broadcom ESP, SMP/E, IPCS, Tivoli-Monitoring, Microsoft Office products, Omegamon

Languages

COBOL, Assembler, JAVA,MVS/REXX, ISPF Dialog

Network

TCP/IP, VTAM, LU 6.2, APPC, FTP, TN3270

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 120,100 - 200,100 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, includin...