ZOS Systems Programmer

JOB TITILE: Z/OS Systems Programmer
REMOTE -USA EST
Contract

This systems programming position is responsible for supporting and maintaining the layered products on the IBM mainframe as well as providing assistance to the mainframe application programmers

Installation, upgrade, configuration, and troubleshooting/problem resolution of IDMS and transactional (CICS) systems, as well as application programming languages (COBOL, PL1, FOCUS). DB2 knowledge a plus

Installation, upgrade, configuration, and troubleshooting/problem resolution of third party layered products including application debugging tools, output and data management software utilities, and interactive development environments

Interaction with both internal and external resources that include the associated I.S. application teams, I.S. infrastructure teams, corporate Service Desk, business teams, and hardware/software vendors

Provide support to the mainframe application developers/programmers in implementing systems and resolving issues

Skills ::
Associates degree or equivalent experience required
8+ years in Information Technology with 5+ years in an enterprise mainframe environment
Sound knowledge of CICS running on z/OS including installation, upgrade configuration, backup/restore and recovery processes.
Familiarity with the IBM mainframe operating system, z/OS
In-depth knowledge of a wide variety of CA products including ROSCOE, INTERTEST for CICS, SPOOL, VIEW, DELIVER, DRAS, IDMS and LIBRARIAN.
Also, knowledge of other 3 rd party products such as FILEAID, XPEDITER, VISION BUILDER, and FALCON.
Demonstrated knowledge & experience with programming languages, specifically including COBOL.
Fundamental knowledge of business processes
Solid interpersonal and business relationship skills, including the ability to work independently or on a team
Sound verbal & written communication skills
Organizational & planning skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize activities, and project manage mid to large scale efforts